The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy by Yuri Pines

The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy

Yuri Pines

245 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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Established in 221 BCE, the Chinese empire lasted for 2,132 years before being replaced by the Republic of China in 1912. During its two millennia, the empire endured internal wars, foreign incursions, alien occupations, and devastating rebellions...

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