The Imperial Capitals of China
An Inside View of the Celestial Empire
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2008
Summary
A unique history and exploration of China through its imperial capital cities over two millennia.
As China—the oldest continuous civilization in existence—stands to become the most influential, with its economy expected to exceed that of the United States by 2020, Arthur Cotterell provides a panoramic sweep of an empire that lasted over two millennia through the imperial capitals that were the very foundations of each dynasty. Using original Chinese sources and eyewitness accounts, he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845950101 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1845950100 |
| Author: | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
He handles with grace and skill the challenge of making the country’s dynastic past intelligible to the layman
He handles with grace and skill the challenge of making the country’s dynastic past intelligible to the layman * Times Literary Supplement *
A thoroughgoing history of China’s ruling dynasties and their extraordinary achievements in architecture. The author’s knowledge of Chinese dynasties is nearly encyclopedic… [his] work takes the traveler deep into the fascinating recesses of each dynasty * Kirkus Reviews *
In addition to the political history, Sinophiles should savor Cotterell’s surveys of the imperial capitals * Booklist *
Arthur Cotterell
Arthur Cotterell was principal of Kingston College. His previous books include:
- The Minoan World
- The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Ancient Civilizations
- The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies: Greece, Rome, Persia, India and China
- China: A Cultural History
- Chariot: The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World’s First War Machine
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