First Emperor, The:China's Terracotta Army by Jane Portal

First Emperor, The:China's Terracotta Army by Jane Portal

The Terracotta Army is evidence of the organisational power of the Qin Dynasty that unified China in 221 BC. This book unfolds the historical and archaeological context of the Terracotta Warriors, and explores the new research and excavation that has been carried out in the years since the first discovery in 1974.

Jane Portal is Assistant Keeper in the Department of Asia at the British Museum. Martin Kern is Professor of Chinese Literature in the East Asian Studies Department at Princeton University. Hiromi Kinoshita is Exhibitions Assistant in the Department of Asia at the British Museum. Michael Loewe was University Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Cambridge University from 1963 to 1990 and is now an Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall. He edited the Cambridge History of China volume 1 (CUP 1986). Carol Michaelson is Assistant Keeper in the Department of Asia at the British Museum. Lukas Nickel is Lecturer in Chinese Archaeology at SOAS and University College, London. Duan Qingbo is a Research Fellow at the Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology. Jessica Rawson is Warden of Merton College, Oxford and was Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum from 1987 - 94. Helen Wang is Curator of East Asian Money in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum. Wu Yongqi is Director of the Museum of the Terracotta Army. Robin Yates is Professor of History and East Asian Studies at McGill University and Chair of the Society for the Study of Early China.

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ISBN 13	9780714124513
ISBN 10	0714124516
Title	First Emperor, The:China's Terracotta Army
Author	Jane Portal
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	British Museum Press
Year published	2007-08-28
Number of pages	240
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