{"product_id":"imperial-china-a-beginners-guide-paperback","title":"Imperial China: A Beginner's Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Lorge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history. So began the imperial era, where dynasties claiming divine assent ruled for more than 2,000 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorders shifted and emperors struggled to exert control over every region of their diverse territories. Elites held that they were inheritors of a rich, pre-imperial culture, while their society produced world-changing inventions such as the compass, printing, gunpowder and the gun. And imperial China itself was altered as it came into contact with others through trade, exploration and war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone curious about this fascinating period, Peter Lorge introduces imperial China's major ruling dynasties, religions, arts, thinkers, inventions, military advancements, economic developments and historians.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Lorge\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is a historian of tenth- and eleventh-century China, with a particular interest in Chinese military, political and social history. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eChinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Asian Military Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769434407200,"sku":"9781786075789","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f7c892e14797879fa36585459d00cc19.webp?v=1780348107","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/imperial-china-a-beginners-guide-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}