{"product_id":"early-china-a-social-and-cultural-history-hardback-9780521895521","title":"Early China; A Social and Cultural History (Hardback) 9780521895521","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEarly China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Social and Cultural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLi Feng (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521895521, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 December 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e367 pages, 82 b\/w illus.  17 maps  1 table\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 2 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An extremely useful overview. It provides undergraduates in particular with a comprehensive, competently written and digestible one-volume introduction to the study of early China, while also offering scholars in the field a sense of where early China studies as a whole are heading at the present moment.' Oliver Weingarten, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Early China' refers to the period from the beginning of human history in China to the end of the Han Dynasty in AD 220. The roots of modern Chinese society and culture are all to be found in this formative period of Chinese civilization. Li Feng's new critical interpretation draws on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries from the past thirty years. This fluent and engaging overview of early Chinese civilization explores key topics including the origins of the written language, the rise of the state, the Shang and Zhou religions, bureaucracy, law and governance, the evolving nature of war, the creation of empire, the changing image of art, and the philosophical search for social order. Beautifully illustrated with a wide range of new images, this book is essential reading for all those wanting to know more about the foundations of Chinese history and civilization.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEarly China chronology\u003cbr\u003e Map of China\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: early China and its natural and cultural demarcations\u003cbr\u003e 2. The development of complex society in China\u003cbr\u003e 3. Erlitou and Erligang: early states expansion\u003cbr\u003e 4. Anyang and beyond: Shang and contemporary bronze cultures\u003cbr\u003e 5. Cracking the secret bones: literacy and society in Late Shang?\u003cbr\u003e 6. The inscribed history: Western Zhou State and its bronze vessels\u003cbr\u003e 7. The creation of paradigm: Zhou bureaucracy and social institutions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hegemons and warriors: social transformation of the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC–481 BC)\u003cbr\u003e 9. The age of territorial states: warring states politics and institutions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Philosophers as statesmen: in light of recently discovered texts\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Qin Unification and Qin Empire: who were the Terra-Cotta Warriors?\u003cbr\u003e 12. Expansion and political transition of the Han Empire\u003cbr\u003e 13. State and society: bureaucracy and social orders under the Han Empire\u003cbr\u003e 14. Ideological changes and their reflections in Han culture and Han art.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913263440152,"sku":"9780521895521","price":88.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521895521i_3a5ec5a5-5df4-47f2-be99-63dae3bb0f25.jpg?v=1691359128","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/early-china-a-social-and-cultural-history-hardback-9780521895521","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}