Birth of an empire: the state of Qin revisited

Contents

Part I. Introduction: Archaeological Perspectives on the Qin "Unification" of China / Lothar von Falkenhausen with Gideon Shelach -- 1. New Explorations of Early Qin Culture / Zhao Huacheng -- 2. From Vassal State to Empire: An Archaeological Examination of Qin Culture / Teng Mingyu -- 3. Collapse or Transformation? Anthropological and Archaeological Perspectives on the Fall of Qin / Gideon Shelach -- Part II. Introduction: The Empire of the Scribes / Robin D.S. Yates -- 4. Qin-Han Census and Tax and Corvée Administration: Notes on Newly Discovered Materials / Hsing I-tien -- 5. Religion and Religious Life of the Qin / Poo Mu-chou -- 6. The Changing Status of Slaves in the Qin-Han Transition / Robin D.S. Yates -- Part III. Introduction: The First Emperor and His Image / Yuri Pines -- 7. Emperor Wu of the Han and the First August Emperor of Qin in Sima Qian's Shiji / Hans van Ess -- 8. The Messianic Emperor: A New Look at Qin's Place in China's History / Yuri Pines -- 9. The First Emperors: Image and Memory / Alexander Yakobson.