China's Early Empires: A Re-appraisal

by Michael Nylan (Editor ), Michael Loewe (Editor )

Shows how archaeological discoveries of recent decades have widened and enriched our perception of the political and cultural history of China in the classical era (in particular 323 BCE-316 CE) and reflects the very newest scholarship by a team of international experts.

Genres: History, China

654 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 2008

About the author

Michael Nylan is a professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley. Her work includes The Art of War and China’s Early Empires with Michael Loewe, Yang Xiong and the Pleasures of Reading and Classical Learning in China, The Five “Confucian” Classics, Lives of Confucius with Thomas A. Wilson, and several essays on feminism and Confucianism.