TY - BOOK AU - Lewis,Mark Edward TI - The early Chinese empires: Qin and Han T2 - History of imperial China SN - 067402477X AV - DS747.5 .L42 2007 U1 - 951 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Belknap Press of Harvard University Press KW - China KW - History KW - Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C KW - Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-308) and index; Introduction -- 1. The geography of empire -- 2. A state organized for war -- 3. The paradoxes of empire -- 4. Imperial cities -- 5. Rural society -- 6. The outer world -- 7. Kinship -- 8. Religion -- 9. Literature -- 10. Law -- Conclusion ER -