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Author: Frances Wood
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 21.70cm
Weight: 0.367kg
ISBN: 9780312381127
ISBN 10: 0312381123
Pages: 209
Publication Date: 10 June 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p>Praise for China's First Emporer and His Terracotta Warriors <p>'Wood's book is a readable introduction to a ruler who has been hailed both as his country's founding father and vilified as a ruthless tyrant.' - Sunday Times<p>'Fascinating book' - Mail on Sunday<p>'great knowledge, lightly worn.' Literary Review<p>'wry, concise and authoritative.' Times Literary Supplement<p>'timely, and as sensible as it is concise.' The Independent<p>'Frances Wood presents a different portrait China's First Emporer, offering good reasons why myths of cruelty and megalomania should not be entirely believed.' Metro<p>'Essential reading and a colourful insight into a world in the making.' - The Good Book Guide<p>'a timely digest of English-language scholarship on the subject.' - The Times<p>'Wood's thorough analysis of the history is heightened by sensuous descriptions that, along with poems, recipes and other quirky details, provide a vivid evocation of life in this period.' - Waterstones' Books Qua
Praise for China's First Emporer and His Terracotta Warriors <p>'Wood's book is a readable introduction to a ruler who has been hailed both as his country's founding father and vilified as a ruthless tyrant.' - Sunday Times<p>'Fascinating book' - Mail on Sunday<p>'great knowledge, lightly worn.' Literary Review<p>'wry, concise and authoritative.' Times Literary Supplement<p>'timely, and as sensible as it is concise.' The Independent<p>'Frances Wood presents a different portrait China's First Emporer, offering good reasons why myths of cruelty and megalomania should not be entirely believed.' Metro<p>'Essential reading and a colourful insight into a world in the making.' - The Good Book Guide<p>'a timely digest of English-language scholarship on the subject.' - The Times<p>'Wood's thorough analysis of the history is heightened by sensuous descriptions that, along with poems, recipes and other quirky details, provide a vivid evocation of life in this period.' - Waterstones' Books Quarterly <p>Praise for Did Marco Polo Go to China ? <p> An authoritative book...likely to rock the foundation of a basic tenet of European civilization. --The Times (UK)<p> Profound but elegant scholarship, supported by a multitude of authoritative, perplexed sources, and aided by a dry engaging wit. -- Spectator (UK)<p> Wonderfully lucid. -- Economist (UK)<p>Praise for No Dogs and Not Many Chinese: A History of Treaty Ports <p> Vivid, highly enjoyable and witty. --Daily Mail (UK)<p> A superb book. --Evening Standard (UK)<p> A first-rate account...superbly written and entertaining. --The Times (UK)
<p>Praise for China's First Emporer and His Terracotta Warriors <p>‘Wood’s book is a readable introduction to a ruler who has been hailed both as his country’s founding father and vilified as a ruthless tyrant.’ – Sunday Times<p>‘Fascinating book’ – Mail on Sunday<p>‘great knowledge, lightly worn.’ Literary Review<p>‘wry, concise and authoritative.’ Times Literary Supplement<p>‘timely, and as sensible as it is concise.’ The Independent<p>‘Frances Wood presents a different portrait China's First Emporer, offering good reasons why myths of cruelty and megalomania should not be entirely believed.’ Metro<p>‘Essential reading and a colourful insight into a world in the making.’ – The Good Book Guide<p>‘a timely digest of English-language scholarship on the subject.’ – The Times<p>‘Wood’s thorough analysis of the history is heightened by s
<p>Praise for China's First Emporer and His Terracotta Warriors <p>'Wood's book is a readable introduction to a ruler who has been hailed both as his country's founding father and vilified as a ruthless tyrant.' - Sunday Times<p>'Fascinating book' - Mail on Sunday<p>'great knowledge, lightly worn.' Literary Review<p>'wry, concise and authoritative.' Times Literary Supplement<p>'timely, and as sensible as it is concise.' The Independent<p>'Frances Wood presents a different portrait China's First Emporer, offering good reasons why myths of cruelty and megalomania should not be entirely believed.' Metro<p>'Essential reading and a colourful insight into a world in the making.' - The Good Book Guide<p>'a timely digest of English-language scholarship on the subject.' - The Times<p>'Wood's thorough analysis of the history is heightened by sensuous descriptions that, along with poems, recipes and other quirky details, provide a vivid evocation of life in this period.' - Waterstones' Books Quarterly <p>Praise for Did Marco Polo Go to China ? <p> An authoritative book...likely to rock the foundation of a basic tenet of European civilization. --The Times (UK)<p> Profound but elegant scholarship, supported by a multitude of authoritative, perplexed sources, and aided by a dry engaging wit. -- Spectator (UK)<p> Wonderfully lucid. -- Economist (UK)<p>Praise for No Dogs and Not Many Chinese: A History of Treaty Ports <p> Vivid, highly enjoyable and witty. --Daily Mail (UK)<p> A superb book. --Evening Standard (UK)<p> A first-rate account...superbly written and entertaining. --The Times (UK)
