Anywhere: Han Dynasty (Keywords)

Travel 2000 years back in time to spend 24 hours with the people of ancient China, and see the Han period through the eyes of those who lived there.

This is a comprehensive monograph on Ai Weiwei, a key figure in China's burgeoning art scene. Often working with ancient materials - beams from destroyed temples, Han dynasty urns - Ai Weiwei creates ingenious sculptures that break new artistic ground while commenting on the rapid transformat...

The terracotta army is evidence of the organisational power of the Qin Dynasty that unified China in 221 BC. This text unfolds the historical and archaeological context of the terracotta warriors, and explores the research and excavation that has been carried out in the years since the first di...

Guanzi is a collection which was written in Guan Zhong's name during the Warring States to the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty periods, and also contains some of Guan Zhong's own thoughts. Liu Xiang edited these 564 writings written in the name of Guan Zhong, expunged the repetitive content...

Guanzi is a collection which was written in Guan Zhong's name during the Warring States to the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty periods, and also contains some of Guan Zhong's own thoughts. Liu Xiang edited these 564 writings written in the name of Guan Zhong, expunged the repetitive content...

Guanzi is a collection which was written in Guan Zhong's name during the Warring States to the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty periods, and also contains some of Guan Zhong's own thoughts. Liu Xiang edited these 564 writings written in the name of Guan Zhong, expunged the repetitive content...

'On This Day' is a history book with a difference. Travel back in time and discover the weird and wonderful things that happened around the world on every day of the year, from January 1st to December 31st. From the first day of China's rule by the Han dynasty on February 28th, 202 BCE, to th...

In a series of pioneering comparative studies, leading historians break new ground by exploring government and power relations in the two largest empires of the ancient world. They shed new light on key issues such as elite formation, the rise of bureaucracies, and the determinants of urban devel...