The Imperial Capitals of China: A Dynastic History of the Celestial Empire

by Arthur Cotterell

Book Overview

From the third century B.C. Shang Emperor's obsessive--and fatal--attempts to engage the Immortals with cosmologically pleasing urban planning, Chinese emperors have designed their imperial capitals... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590200071
• ISBN13: 9781590200070
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher