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020    9781681777962 
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050 14 DS747.9.Q254|bB87 2018 
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100 1  Burman, Edward,|eauthor. 
245 14 The terracotta warriors :|bexploring the most intriguing 
       puzzle in Chinese history /|cEdward Burman. 
250    First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPegasus Books,|c2018. 
264  4 |c©2018 
300    xxv, 273 pages, [24] unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-260) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction: Legends and the 1974 discovery -- I: History
       -- Warrior Chu -- The ancestors of Qin Shihuang -- From 
       provincial kings to universal emperor -- Creation of the 
       temporal empire -- II: Mystery -- What kind of immortality
       did Qin Shihuang expect? -- What is the mausoleum? -- Who 
       built the army, and how? -- What were the warriors for? --
       What is in the mausoleum? -- III: Latest discoveries -- 
       Latest discoveries and research -- New techniques for 
       study, restoration and conservation -- Recent excavations 
       and current studies -- Why did the Qin fail? -- Epilogue: 
       Future prospects. 
520    Traces the discovery of the famed terracotta warriors 
       against a backdrop of what is currently known about the 
       Qin Dynasty, offering scholarly insights into the 
       surprising theories about the creation of the Qin 
       Emperor's remarkable third-century B.C.E. mausoleum. 
600 00 Qin shi huang,|cEmperor of China,|d259 B.C.-210 B.C.
       |xTomb. 
650  0 Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese|yQin-Han dynasties, 221 
       B.C.-220 A.D. 
650  0 Excavations (Archaeology)|zChina|zShaanxi Sheng. 
651  0 Shaanxi Sheng (China)|xAntiquities. 
655  4 Nonfiction. 
994    C0|bWHP