“While this book is titled "The First Emperor of China" and subtitled "the greatest archeological find of our time", the focus is neither exclusively on the first emperor nor on the archaeology of the tomb at Mount Li. The first third of the book offers a somewhat chatty guide to the tomb and the terracotta army. The second third of the book provides historical background to the Ch'in empire. Finally, the Ch'in empire - not just the first emperor - is discussed in the final third of the book. If you have seen the History Channel documentary "China's First Emperor" a lot of this material will be familiar.”
marykir wrote this review Monday, November 9, 2009.
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