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China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors (1st Edition) by Frances Wood Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-312-38112-3 / 0312381123 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-38112-7 / 9780312381127 UNIFIER OR DESTROYER, LAW-MAKER OR TYRANT? CHINA S FIRST EMPEROR (258-210 BC) HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF DEBATE FOR OVER 2,000 YEARS. HE GAVE US THE NAME BY WHICH CHINA IS KNOWN IN THE WEST AND, BY HIS UNIFICATION OR ELIMINATION OF SIX STATES, HE CREATED IMPERIAL CHINA. HE STRESSED THE RULE OF LAW BUT |