Империя древнего Китая

Kniga amerikanskogo issledovateli͡a Marka Ėdvarda Lʹi͡uisa posvi͡ashchena istorii Drevnego Kitai͡a v imperskiĭ period pravlenii͡a mogushchestvennykh dinastiĭ T͡Sinʹ i Khanʹ. Istorik rasskazyvaet ob osoboĭ roli imperatora T͡Sinʹ Shikhuana, obʺedinivshego v 221 g. do n. ė. razroznennye zemli Kitai͡a, i formirovanii edinoĭ nat͡sii v ėpokhu rast͡sveta dinastii Khanʹ. Avtor analiziruet geograficheskie osobennosti Velikoĭ Kitaĭskoĭ ravniny, povlii͡avshie na kharakter ėtoĭ vostochnoĭ t͡sivilizat͡sii, rasskazyvaet o zhizni v gorodakh i selʹskoĭ mestnosti, issleduet religioznye vozzrenii͡a i iskusstvo, a takzhe sistemu pravosudii͡a i semeĭnyĭ uklad drevnikh kitaĭt͡sev. Avtoritetnyĭ kitaist daet vsestoronni͡ui͡u kharakteristiku ėpokhi pravlenii͡a dinastiĭ T͡Sinʹ i Khanʹ v istorii Podnebesnoĭ, kogda byla zalozhena osnova mogushchestva sovremennogo Kitai͡a.

The book of the American researcher Mark Edward Lewis the history of the Ancient China in the Imperial period the reign of the powerful dynasties of Qin and Han. The historian talks about the special role of Emperor Qin shihuang, who United in 221 BC the disparate lands of China, and the formation of a single nation in the heyday of the Han dynasty. The author analyzes the geographical features of China plain, influenced the character of this Eastern civilization, tells about the life in the cities and rural areas, explores the religious beliefs and art, as well as the justice system and family structure of the ancient Chinese. Authoritative sinologist gives a comprehensive characteristic of the era of the Qin and Han in the history of China, when it was laid the Foundation of the power of modern China.