China's first emperor and his terracotta warriors
By: Frances Wood.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780312381127
Subjects: Qin shi huang, -- Emperor of China, -- 259-210 B.C; China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C; China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Work titles: First emperor of China
Description: Examines the life and achievements of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, who ordered the construction of the Great Wall and the buried terra-cotta army that guards his tomb, assessing whether he was a visionary or tyrant as some have charged.
Notes: Originally published under title: The first emperor of China. London : Profile, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: elephants, steamed duck and warring states; title: The heart of a tiger or wolf; title: The grand scribe's records and the place of the sleeping tiger; title: The cunning councillor; title: Cowboys and indians or Confucianism and Legalism; title: The height of legal responsibility; title: This species of fortification: the Great Wall; title: The burning of the books; title: Making everything the same; title: The supreme forest and the hall of 10,000 guests; title: The drugs of immortality; title: Seas of mercury, pearl stars and an army of 8,000 men; title: The First Emperor and the Great Helmsman.