The early Chinese empires : Qin and Han /
Lewis, Mark Edward,1954-
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-308) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The geography of empire -- 2. A state organized for war -- 3. The paradoxes of empire -- 4. Imperial cities -- 5. Rural society -- 6. The outer world -- 7. Kinship -- 8. Religion -- 9. Literature -- 10. Law -- Conclusion.