| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 241 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Introduction; Chapter 1: The Background; Chapter 2: The Great Uprisings against the Qin Dynasty; Chapter 3: The Common Effort to Overthrow the Qin Dynasty; Chapter 4: The Struggle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu; Chapter 5: The Founding of the Han Dynasty; Chapter 6: Members of the Lü Family Conspire to Usurp the Throne and Liu Heng Ascends to the Throne of the Han Dynasty. |
| Summary |
The stories of the Chinese great emperors reflect the ancient Chinese philosophy, ideology, their wisdom and their ways of administration. Liu Bang is an outstanding example. Rising from a peasant background to become Emperor, he founded the Han Dynasty which lasted for about four hundred years and essentially laid the foundations of China as we know it. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Han Gaozu, Emperor of China, 247 B.C.-195 B.C.
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Han Gaozu, Emperor of China, 247 B.C.-195 B.C. |
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Han Gaozu, 247 B.C.-195 B.C. Emperor of China. |
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China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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China. |
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Kings and rulers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
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| Chronological Term |
202 B.C.-220 A.D |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hung, Hing Ming. Road to the throne. New York : Algora Pub., ©2011 (DLC) 2011004225 |
| ISBN |
9780875868394 (electronic book) |
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0875868398 (electronic book) |
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0875868371 (soft cover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780875868370 (soft cover ; alkaline paper) |
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087586838X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780875868387 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780875868370 (soft cover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780875868387 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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