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The First Emperor of China (2007)

door Frances Wood

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Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant? China's First Emperor (258-210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he created imperial China. He stressed the rule of law but suppressed all opposition, burning books and burying scholars alive. His military achievements are reflected in the astonishing terracotta soldiers--a veritable buried army--that surround his tomb, and his Great Wall still fascinates the world. Despite his achievements, however, the First Emperor has been vilified since his death. This book describes his life and times and reflects the historical arguments over the real founder of China and one of the most important men in Chinese history.… (meer)
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A good read, dipping a toe into the long and plenty complicated history of Chinese ancient history. The terracotta warriors are mostly a jumping off point rather than the true focus of the book. The last part which touches on modern (1950s-1970s) Chinese political uses of historical characters was the weakest part of the book. Or perhaps it was the part I was least interested in. ( )
  Je9 | Aug 10, 2021 |
Le premier livre que j'ai lu concerne le premier empereur (celui de l'armée de terre cuite), Qin Shi Huangdi. L'ouvrage est assez hybride, il ne s'agit pas d'une biographie dans le sens classique du terme ; on n'a quand même pas tant d'informations que cela sur l'homme, en tout cas pas assez pour une faire une biographie chronologique de sa vie. Il s'agit d'un texte rassemblant les différentes réalisations sous son règne, la manière dont celui-ci a marqué les futurs développements de la Chine, jusqu'à la Chine de Mao. On balaye ainsi tout l'effort qui a été fait pour uniformiser, unifier tout l'empire, et ainsi dépassé l'époque des Royaumes combattants, la construction de la Grande Muraille, le confucianisme (contre le légisme) mais aussi des parties plus sombre du règne de l'homme comme le fait d'avoir ordonné de brûler tous les livres qui avaient été écrits précédemment, la recherche de l'immortalité. L'apport de l'historienne est de remettre en perspective, à partir de nombreuses sources, toutes les affirmations outrancières qui ont fait penser que cet empereur faisait partie des mauvais empereurs, autoritaire et n'ayant pas apporté grand chose à la suite de l'histoire chinoise. Le dernier chapitre concernant l'époque maoiste et la lecture qui est faite du règne de ce premier empereur est assez édifiant, en montrant toute l'actualité qu'à cet empereur pour la Chine moderne (et de l'utilisation que l'on peut faire de l'Histoire pour gouverner). L'ouvrage est constitué de courts chapitres, qui forment un tout agréable à lire mais surtout très abordable. ( )
  CecileB | Mar 24, 2017 |
When I started to read this book, I didn't have any expectations for it to be something in the Three Kingdoms style, but I frankly expected much more that what I read. Judging by the title of the book, you suppose that it will tell you a little bit more about the first Emperor of China, but the impression I was given as I was reading the book was that I was all this time walking around in circles and seeing a different thing in each loop. Although I could have a very comprehensive view of the country's situation, on the other hand it felt as if the book's purpose got lost right from the start. The book says very little of the Emperor himself. Or of his life. More than once I asked myself why the heck the book is called "China's First Emperor". So much that there is one part of the book that goes from the Imperial China to the current one in Mao Tse-Tung's government, with critiques about him and comparisons with the First Emperor (oh look, the author remembers his existence!!), conspiracies, whatever. The last chapters are pretty much only about Mao Tse-Tung.

After presenting several aspects of the culture and daily life of ancient China, the book end in a relatively abrupt way, completely apart from its focus (huh? Emperor who??) and without getting to any conclusion. After all, whatever the Emperor did in his life and government, was it good or bad? ( )
  aryadeschain | Aug 26, 2014 |
Summarises what is currently (2007) known about the first emperor of China. ( )
  mercure | Dec 20, 2007 |
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  MsPibel | Nov 6, 2009 |
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Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant? China's First Emperor (258-210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he created imperial China. He stressed the rule of law but suppressed all opposition, burning books and burying scholars alive. His military achievements are reflected in the astonishing terracotta soldiers--a veritable buried army--that surround his tomb, and his Great Wall still fascinates the world. Despite his achievements, however, the First Emperor has been vilified since his death. This book describes his life and times and reflects the historical arguments over the real founder of China and one of the most important men in Chinese history.

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