A major historical study of the formation, spread and impact of rumor in the early Chinese empires.

"The academic study of rumor as a phenomenon began in the early 20th century among psychologists, notably Louis William Stern in Hamburg, who conducted experime

Shifting Stories explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how the written tales we have today grew out of a fluid culture of hear

Qin Shi Huangdi, the First Emperor of China, was a man of incredible contrasts. He was a visionary leader who united all of China’s warring kingdoms into one

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have