The Terracotta Army
China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation
$25.72
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2018
Summary
The incredible story of China’s greatest archaeological treasure - the Terracotta Army - revised and updated for 2018.
The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries of all time. 6,000 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China - each is individually carved, and they are thought to represent real members of the emperor’s army. This is the remarkable story of their creation, the man who …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553819144 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553819143 |
| Author: | John Man |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 287g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 25mm |
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“John Man conjures up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make them live.“Guardian
Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks: he conjures up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make them live. * Guardian *
About The Author
John Man
John Man is a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia and China. After reading German and French at Oxford he did two postgraduate courses, one in the history of science at Oxford, the other in Mongolian at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He is the author of GENGHIS KHAN, ATTILA THE HUN and KUBLAI KHAN.
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