{"product_id":"9780141994512","title":"Life and Afterlife in Ancient China","description":"Author: Rawson, Jessica\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141994512\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilisation still in place today. Records of these early achievements, and their diverse and unexpected expressions, often lie not in written history but in the ways people marked the end of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessica Rawson here explores twelve grand tombs - each from a specific historical moment and place - showing how they reveal wider political, dynastic and cultural developments, culminating in the lavish ambition of the First Emperor's monument, guarded by his army of terracotta warriors. Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, \u003ci\u003eLife and Afterlife in Ancient China \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates a constellation of beliefs about life and death very different from our own and provides a remarkable new perspective on one of the oldest civilisations in the world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722400288926,"sku":"UBD-9780141994512","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141994512.jpg?v=1776318607","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141994512","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}