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<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\tTyrant or national hero? An interdisciplinary exploration of China's First Emperor<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\tYing Zheng, founder of the Qin empire, is recognized as a pivotal figure in world history, alongside other notable conquerors such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Julius Caesar. His accomplishments include conquest of the warring states of ancient China, creation of an imperial system that endured for two millennia, and unification of Chinese culture through the promotion of a single writing system.<\/p>\n
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Only one biased historical account, written a century after his death, narrates his biography. Recently, however, archaeologists have revealed the lavish pits associated with his tomb and documents that demonstrate how his dynasty functioned. Debates about the First Emperor have raged since shortly after his demise, making him an ideological slate upon which politicians, revolutionaries, poets, painters, archaeologists, and movie directors have written their own biases, fears, and fantasies.<\/p>\n
This book is neither a standard biography nor a dynastic history. Rather, it looks historically at interpretations of the First Emperor in history, literature, archaeology, and popular culture as a way to understand the interpreters as much as the subject of their interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\t\t\tPublisher:<\/span> University of Washington Press<\/span><\/span>
\t\t\tPublication Year:<\/span> 2022<\/span>
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tASIN:<\/span> 0295750227<\/span><\/span>
ISBN:<\/span> 9780295750224<\/span><\/span>
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/a>\tA superbly researched and beautifully written study of the ways the First Emperor of China has been interpreted, represented, and appropriated throughout Chinese history. A tremendously exciting work.– Michael Puett, Harvard University<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tThis adventurous and important study brings the famous First Emperor of Qin to us through a kaleidoscope of voices. We are given an entirely new way to read and understand the impact of this elusive figure, whose unification of China made \"the greatest rupture with the past until the onslaught of modernization.\"– Jessica Rawson, warden, Merton College, University of Oxford (1994-2010)<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tMakes scholarship on remote ancient history relevant to our contemporary globalized world. The scope of this book is broad across space, time, and academic disciplines.– Lai Guolong, University of Florida<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tRelatively few scholars of early history have sought to consider their topics in light of later times and modern historiography. Rarer still are those who incorporate modern cultural phenomena such as film and video games into their research. These things are Barbieri-Low\u2019s great contribution.– Charles Sanft, University of Tennessee<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tA stimulating, innovative book on a major figure in world history. Barbieri-Low plumbs archaeological and textual materials, including recently excavated manuscripts and inscriptions, for reliable information about the life and times of the First Emperor of Qin; and he juxtaposes his findings with the First Emperor\u2019s wildly divergent later representations in various media. Romping over more than two thousand years, his compelling analysis of their contexts and motivations invites reflections on both the nature and the present-day importance of history and historiography. – Lothar von Falkenhausen, UCLA<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tA brilliant kaleidoscope of the ever-changing, semi-mythological image and rich cultural history of China\u2019s First Emperor that ranges across millennia from ancient artifacts to contemporary film and literature.
<\/div>\t\tTyrant or national hero? An interdisciplinary exploration of China's First Emperor<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\tYing Zheng, founder of the Qin empire, is recognized as a pivotal figure in world history, alongside other notable conquerors such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Julius Caesar. His accomplishments include conquest of the warring states of ancient China, creation of an imperial system that endured for two millennia, and unification of Chinese culture through the promotion of a single writing system.<\/p>\n
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Only one biased historical account, written a century after his death, narrates his biography. Recently, however, archaeologists have revealed the lavish pits associated with his tomb and documents that demonstrate how his dynasty functioned. Debates about the First Emperor have raged since shortly after his demise, making him an ideological slate upon which politicians, revolutionaries, poets, painters, archaeologists, and movie directors have written their own biases, fears, and fantasies.<\/p>\n
This book is neither a standard biography nor a dynastic history. Rather, it looks historically at interpretations of the First Emperor in history, literature, archaeology, and popular culture as a way to understand the interpreters as much as the subject of their interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\nOrder Now!<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/a>\r\n\r\n\tAbout the Book<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/a>\r\n\r\n\tDetails<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTag:<\/span> Monographs<\/a><\/span>
\t\t\tPublisher:<\/span> University of Washington Press<\/span><\/span>
\t\t\tPublication Year:<\/span> 2022<\/span>
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tASIN:<\/span> 0295750227<\/span><\/span>
ISBN:<\/span> 9780295750224<\/span><\/span>
\t\t\t\t\t\tList Price:<\/span> 65<\/span>
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/a>\tA superbly researched and beautifully written study of the ways the First Emperor of China has been interpreted, represented, and appropriated throughout Chinese history. A tremendously exciting work.– Michael Puett, Harvard University<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tThis adventurous and important study brings the famous First Emperor of Qin to us through a kaleidoscope of voices. We are given an entirely new way to read and understand the impact of this elusive figure, whose unification of China made \"the greatest rupture with the past until the onslaught of modernization.\"– Jessica Rawson, warden, Merton College, University of Oxford (1994-2010)<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tMakes scholarship on remote ancient history relevant to our contemporary globalized world. The scope of this book is broad across space, time, and academic disciplines.– Lai Guolong, University of Florida<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tRelatively few scholars of early history have sought to consider their topics in light of later times and modern historiography. Rarer still are those who incorporate modern cultural phenomena such as film and video games into their research. These things are Barbieri-Low\u2019s great contribution.– Charles Sanft, University of Tennessee<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tA stimulating, innovative book on a major figure in world history. Barbieri-Low plumbs archaeological and textual materials, including recently excavated manuscripts and inscriptions, for reliable information about the life and times of the First Emperor of Qin; and he juxtaposes his findings with the First Emperor\u2019s wildly divergent later representations in various media. Romping over more than two thousand years, his compelling analysis of their contexts and motivations invites reflections on both the nature and the present-day importance of history and historiography. – Lothar von Falkenhausen, UCLA<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\tA brilliant kaleidoscope of the ever-changing, semi-mythological image and rich cultural history of China\u2019s First Emperor that ranges across millennia from ancient artifacts to contemporary film and literature.
Ying Zheng, founder of the Qin empire, is recognized as a pivotal figure in world history, alongside other notable conquerors such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Julius Caesar. His accomplishments include conquest of the warring states of ancient China, creation of an imperial system that endured for two millennia, and unification of Chinese culture through the promotion of a single writing system.<\/p>\n
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Only one biased historical account, written a century after his death, narrates his biography. Recently, however, archaeologists have revealed the lavish pits associated with his tomb and documents that demonstrate how his dynasty functioned. Debates about the First Emperor have raged since shortly after his demise, making him an ideological slate upon which politicians, revolutionaries, poets, painters, archaeologists, and movie directors have written their own biases, fears, and fantasies.<\/p>\n
This book is neither a standard biography nor a dynastic history. Rather, it looks historically at interpretations of the First Emperor in history, literature, archaeology, and popular culture as a way to understand the interpreters as much as the subject of their interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\t\t\tPublisher:<\/span> University of Washington Press<\/span><\/span>
\t\t\tPublication Year:<\/span> 2022<\/span>
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tASIN:<\/span> 0295750227<\/span><\/span>
ISBN:<\/span> 9780295750224<\/span><\/span>
\t\t\t\t\t\tList Price:<\/span> 65<\/span>
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