Hollihan-Elliot, Sheila.

The ancient history of China / Sheila Hollihan-Elliot. - [2013 edition]. - 120 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - China: the emerging superpower .

Originally published: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113) and index.

Introduction -- The Chinese way -- The seeds of Chinese civilization -- The legendary emperors and the Xia Dynasty -- Shang Dynasty: war and grandeur -- Western Zhou: an age of peace and prosperity -- Eastern Zhou: chaos and solutions -- Qin: the first unified empire -- Early Han: a flowering of culture -- Epilogue: Wang Mang: heaven's mandate, gained and lost.

ISBN: 9781422221549 (hardcover) 9781422221655 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010047757

LC Class. No.: DS741.5 / .H65 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 931