Another Life of the First Emperor: A Story of Scholarly Biases
Antony Barbieri-Low presents an engaging and well researched analysis of the changing image of the First Emperor of Qin throughout centuries. Yet the study suffers from insufficient attention to nuances of Chinese political culture, from outright dismission of looted manuscripts (some of which are e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Oriental Society
2023
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Journal of the American Oriental Society
Year: 2023, Volume: 143, Issue: 3, Pages: 687-695 |
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| Summary: | Antony Barbieri-Low presents an engaging and well researched analysis of the changing image of the First Emperor of Qin throughout centuries. Yet the study suffers from insufficient attention to nuances of Chinese political culture, from outright dismission of looted manuscripts (some of which are essential for understanding the Qin), and, primarily, from the author’s own biases. Do these biases suggest the author’s desire to use the First Emperor as a foil in U .S . political debates? |
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| Item Description: | Review article |
| ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7817/jaos.143.3.2023.ra003 |