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A unique history and exploration of China through its imperial capital cities over two millennia
'Richly informative-illuminating and valuable.' Times Literary Supplement'Arthur Cotterell has written ...
Arthur Cotterell is Principal of Kingston College. His previous books include The Minoan World, A Dictionary of World Mythology, The Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations, The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Civilizations, The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies, East Asia and China: A Cultural History and Chariot.
Lively, accessible and lavishly illustrated, this is the first account ever written which deals with the whole spread of the chariot's use as a war machine right across the Old World, from Ireland to Korea ...
'Richly informative-illuminating and valuable.' Times Literary Supplement'Arthur Cotterell has written another masterly book.' South China Morning Post
A fascinating overview and a detailed analysis of the ancient civilizations of the world-the first social structures where culture and religion were born.
A comprehensive yet accessible study of the oldest of the world's civilizations.