Ancient Sichuan And The Unification Of China

Recent archaeological finds in China have made possible a reconstruction of theancient history of Sichauan the countrys most populous province. Excavatedartifac... » 

Recent archaeological finds in China have made possible a reconstruction of theancient history of Sichauan the countrys most populous province. Excavatedartifacts and newly recovered texts can now supplement traditional textualmaterials. Combing these materials Sage shows how Sichauan matured fromperipheral obscurity to attain central importance in the formation of theChinese empire during the first millennium B.C. «