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Copyright
Introduction
1. The Dynastic Cycle
Mandate of Heaven
Natural disasters
Enemies in the north
2. Where did the Chinese come from?
3. First Chinese writing: The Shang Dynasty, 1600 BC - 1046 BC
4. Foundation: The Zhou Dynasty, 1046 BC - 256 BC
A hundred schools of thought
Confucius
5. Unification: The Qin Dynasty, 221 BC - 206 BC
A legalist war machine
"It's suicide to fight the entire empire"
6. Centralized empire building: The Han Dynasty, 202 BC - 220
The age of heroes
Exhaustion
The New Dynasty and its Confucian reform
Bad luck: gigantic floods and rebellions
The Han restoration
Staff the system with better people
Troubles at the inner court
The 'Way of Supreme Peace' rebellion
Political and cultural legacy
Upcoming books
Praise for 'Understanding China through Comics'
About the author
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