Imperial China by Peter Lorge

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/116602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperial China Author: Peter Lorge Narrator: John Voce Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins Release date: 03-21-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: History Publisher's Summary: In 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history. So began the imperial era, where dynasties claiming divine assent ruled for more than 2000 years. Borders shifted, and emperors struggled to exert control over every region of their territories. Elites held that they were inheritors of a rich, pre-imperial culture, while their society produced world-changing inventions such as the compass, printing, gunpowder and the gun. Imperial China itself was altered as it came into contact with others through trade, exploration and war.