Imperial head [terra cotta figure from First Emperor's tomb, from Cotterell 1981:29].
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Qin tiger tally [Li Xueqin:236, illustration 102].
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Wooden tablet containing Qin legal codes on the division of farm land [Li Xueqin 1985:433, illustration 199].
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Han stone relief of assassination attempt on the First Emperor by Qing Ke in 227 B.C. Qing Ke, a scholar-swordsman from Yan, presented the Emperor with the head of a fugitive Qin general (in the box) and a map of the Yan territory. Hidden in the map was a poisoned dagger. The Emperor is shown dodging the blow, holding up a jade disk, symbol of his authority. The head and dagger illustrate the revolt of the organs threatening the unified space of Empire mapped out for the Emperor [Granet 1930: facing p.36, plate 3].
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Bronze weight cast with the imperial edict standardizing weights and measures, found in the First Emperor's tomb [Li Xueqin 1985:245, illustration 107].
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Clay measuring bowl engraved with the Qin imperial edict standardizing weights and measures [Li Xueqin 1985:244, illustration 106].
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Battle scenes from a Warring States Bronze [Chang 1977a:377, illustration 180].
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Tile from the First Emperor's palace at Xianyang [Cotterell 1981:117].
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Inscription on an imperial monolith, composed by Li Si and inscribed in 219 B.C. by order of the First Emperor [Li Xueqin 1985:248, illustration 108].
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Workers cutting a canal [nineteenth-century drawing, from Needham 1971:262].
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Nomad art: small bronze plaque in the form of a stag. Southern Siberia, 4th-2nd century B.C. [Griaznov 1969:88, illustration 58].
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Eaves tile with dragon design, from the First Emperor's tomb [Li Xueqin 1985:253, illustration 111].
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State body: terra cotta figure from the First Emperor's tomb [Giusso, R.W.L., and Catherine Pagani, 1989. The First Emperor of China. Toronto: Stoddart, p.62].
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Moment of impact [close-up of the Reagan assassination, Newsweek, 13 April 1981, cover].
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Reagan the Chaste [photograph by Tina Paul of sculpture by Adam Kurtzman, New York Times, 7 October 1986, editorial page].
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Reagan plus [New York Times, 5 January 1987, editorial page].
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Reagan relayed [Ronald and nancy at the Republican National Convention, 1984, Rogin 1987, jacket].
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Regan minus [jacket, Reagan's first autobiography, Reagan and Hubler 1981].
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Reagan after hand surgery [Reuter photograph, Montréal Gazette 10 January 1989, p.A10].
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Reagan after brain surgery [Associated Press photograph by Jim Mone, Globe and Mail, 16 September 1989].
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Reagan the Strong [postcard, "Our Ronnie," produced by City Sights, Bond Head, Ontario].
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Reagan with colon, anus, and rectum, without penis, in anticipation of prostate surgery [New York Times diagram by Hank Iken, 17 December 1986].
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Reagan gender-bender [postcard, "Unofficial White House Photograph," photograph by Alfred Gescheidt, produced by American Postcard Company].
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Reagan emanating [New York Times diagram of Reagan in CAT scanner, c.1986].
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Read his lips [Associated Press photograph, September 1988].
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The poll war [Time, 2 December 1991, p.62].
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Indirect discourse and the disappearing Bush [Doonesbury, 3 December 1990].
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The two faces of George Bush. One looks up for wings, the other down at frogs [Time, 7 January 1991, cover].
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Bush rises vomiting from Japanese Prime Minister's lap before sinking to his feet [Newsweek, 20 January 1992, p.31].
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Schwartzkopf proxy body [political cartoon, Jerusalem Post, reprinted in Montréal Gazette, 28 July 1991].
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Missile proxy body. Images from a camera mounted on a smart bomb as it approaches its target [US Department of Defense, From Allen, Berry and Polmar 1991:143].
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Iraqi motorist after being "serviced" by American technology. On the "Highway of Death" [Kenneth Jarecke-Contact/Colorific, from Witherow and Sullivan 1991:169].
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