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341 pages • first pub 1984 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394759968
Format: Paperback
Language: French
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
In ancient China, where laws, the bureaucracy, espionage, and mind-control are all founded on Taoist principles, the first August Emperor's pride swells as his power grows and in a search for immortality he becomes obsessed to the brink of madness
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341 pages • first pub 1984 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394759968
Format: Paperback
Language: French
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
In ancient China, where laws, the bureaucracy, espionage, and mind-control are all founded on Taoist principles, the first August Emperor's pride swells as his power grows and in a search for immortality he becomes obsessed to the brink of madness