| Description |
xxix, 1148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge histories online
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| Contents |
Introduction / Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy -- Calendar and Chronology / Edward L. Shaughnessy -- The Environment of Ancient China / David N. Keightley -- 1. China on the Eve of the Historical Period / Kwang-chih Chang -- 2. Language and Writing / William G. Boltz -- 3. Shang Archaeology / Robert Bagley -- 4. The Shang: China's First Historical Dynasty / David N. Keightley -- 5. Western Zhou History / Edward L. Shaughnessy -- 6. Western Zhou Archaeology / Jessica Rawson -- 7. The Waning of the Bronze Age: Material Culture and Social Developments, 770-481 B.C. / Lothar von Falkenhausen -- 8. The Spring and Autumn Period / Cho-yun Hsu -- 9. Warring States: Political History / Mark Edward Lewis -- 10. The Art and Architecture of the Warring States Period / Wu Hung -- 11. The Classical Philosophical Writings / David Shepherd Nivison -- 12. Warring States Natural Philosophy and Occult Thought / Donald Harper |
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13. The Northern Frontier in Pre-Imperial China / Nicola Di Cosmo -- 14. The Heritage Left to the Empires / Michael Loewe |
| Summary |
In The Cambridge History of Ancient China, fourteen leading scholars provide a survey of the cultural, intellectual, political, and institutional developments of pre-imperial China (from the beginnings of civilization to 221 B.C.) |
| Notes |
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1033-1112) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
China -- History -- To 221 B.C
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023988
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China -- Civilization -- To 221 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023993
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China -- History -- To 221 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024033
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| Author |
Loewe, Michael.
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Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952-
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| LC no. |
97033203 |
| ISBN |
0521470307 |
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