Sima, Qian, approximately 145 B.C.-approximately 86 B.C.

The first emperor : selections from the Historical records / translated with an introduction and notes by Raymond Dawson ; preface by K. E. Brashier. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xxxviii, 165 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. - Oxford World's Classics . - Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) .

Includes index.

The birth of the first emperor -- An assassination attempt -- The biography of the chief minister of Qin -- The builder of the Great Wall -- The annals of Qin -- The treatises -- The story of the rebel Xiang Yu -- The story of the rebel Chen Sheng.


Translated from the Chinese.

9780199226344 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199226342 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007007676

GBA722060 bnb

013698980 Uk


Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.


China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China--Kings and rulers--Biography.

DS747.9.Q254 / S56 2007

931.04092 / QIA