The Chinese emperor

Author(s)

• Lévi, Jean

Bibliographic Information

The Chinese emperor

Jean Lévi ; translated from the French by Barbara Bray

（Penguin international writers）

Penguin Books, 1990

Other Title

Grand empereur et ses automates

Uniform Title

Grand empereur et ses automates

Note

First published: Paris : Michel, 1985

Description and Table of Contents

Description

An account of the reign of the first Chinese emperor, who constructed the Great Wall of China. The book charts the means by which this emperor united immense populations within a totalitarian state in which he wished to reflect absolute order.

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Details

• NCID: BA30778487
• ISBN:
  • 0140086382
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 341 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PQ2672.E942
  • DC19 : 843/.914
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Chʿin Shih-huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C. -- Fiction
  • LCSH : China -- History -- Chʿin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. -- Fiction
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA1098743X