Ancient Sichuan and the Unification of China - Paperback

by Steven F. Sage (Author)

Recent archaeological finds in China have made possible a reconstruction of the ancient history of Sichuan, the country's most populous province. Excavated artifacts and new recovered texts now supplement traditional textual materials. Together, these data show how Sichuan matured from peripheral obscurity to attain central importance in the Chinese empire during the first millennium B.C.

Author Biography

Steven F. Sage is Professor in the Department of History, Middle Tennessee State University.