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Early China
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Author : Li Feng
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-30
Early China written by Li Feng and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-30 with History categories.
A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries.
Bureaucracy And The State In Early China
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Author : Feng Li
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-12-11
Bureaucracy And The State In Early China written by Feng Li and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-11 with History categories.
This ook redefines the bureaucracy of Ancient Chinese society during the Western Zhou period. The analysis is based on inscriptions of royal edicts from the period carved into bronze vessels. The inscriptions clarify the political and social construction of the Western Zhou and the ways in which it exercised its authority.
Writing And Authority In Early China
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Author : Mark Edward Lewis
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1999-03-18
Writing And Authority In Early China written by Mark Edward Lewis and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-18 with Literary Collections categories.
This book traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and obedience in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual canon as the foundation of imperial authority. Its central theme is the emergence of this body of writings as the textual double of the state, and of the text-based sage as the double of the ruler. The book examines the full range of writings employed in early China, such as divinatory records, written communications with ancestors, government documents, the collective writings of philosophical and textual traditions, speeches attributed to historical figures, chronicles, verse anthologies, commentaries, and encyclopedic compendia. Lewis shows how these writings served to administer populations, control officials, form new social groups, invent new models of authority, and create an artificial language whose master generated power and whose graphs became potent objects.
The Oxford Handbook Of Early China
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Author : Elizabeth Childs-Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-23
The Oxford Handbook Of Early China written by Elizabeth Childs-Johnson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-23 with History categories.
The Oxford Handbook on Early China brings 30 scholars together to cover early China from the Neolithic through Warring States periods (ca 5000-500BCE). The study is chronological and incorporates a multidisciplinary approach, covering topics from archaeology, anthropology, art history, architecture, music, and metallurgy, to literature, religion, paleography, cosmology, religion, prehistory, and history.
The Politics Of The Past In Early China
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Author : Vincent S. Leung
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-18
The Politics Of The Past In Early China written by Vincent S. Leung and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-18 with History categories.
History mattered to the political elite in ancient China. Leung explores why it was so important and to what end.
Life In Early China
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Author : J A G Roberts
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-09-16
Life In Early China written by J A G Roberts and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-16 with History categories.
Imagine that you found 'dragon bones' once used to predict the future, or wrote a poem in the Book of Songs, or uncovered the terracotta army guarding the tomb of the First Emperor. Read more about life in this fascinating culture in this pocket-sized introduction.
Ancient China And The Yue
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Author : Erica Brindley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-09-03
Ancient China And The Yue written by Erica Brindley and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with History categories.
A richly empirical discussion of ethnic identity formation in the ancient world, presenting the peoples of China's southern frontier.
Ban Gu S History Of Early China
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language : en
Publisher: Cambria Press
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Ban Gu S History Of Early China written by and has been published by Cambria Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Writing And Literacy In Early China
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Author : Feng Li
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Writing And Literacy In Early China written by Feng Li and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with History categories.
The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the development of written Chinese is of particular interest, as modern Chinese orthography preserves logographic principles shared by its most ancient forms, making it unique among all present-day writing systems. In the past three decades, the discovery of previously unknown texts dating to the third century BCE and earlier, as well as older versions of known texts, has revolutionized the study of early Chinese writing. The long-term continuity and stability of the Chinese written language allow for this detailed study of the role literacy played in early civilization. The contributors to Writing and Literacy in Early China inquire into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used. By carefully evaluating current evidence and offering groundbreaking new interpretations, the book illuminates the nature of literacy for scribes and readers.
Writing Early China
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Author : Edward L. Shaughnessy
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2023-11-01
Writing Early China written by Edward L. Shaughnessy and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-01 with History categories.
Archaeological discoveries over the past one hundred years have resulted in repeated calls to "rewrite ancient Chinese history." This is especially true of documents written on oracle bones, bronze vessels, and bamboo strips. In Writing Early China, Edward L. Shaughnessy surveys all of these types of documents and considers what they reveal about the creation and transmission of knowledge in ancient China. Opposed to the common view that most knowledge was transmitted orally in ancient China, Shaughnessy demonstrates that by no later than the tenth century BCE scribes were writing lengthy texts like portions of the Chinese classics, and that by the fourth century BCE the primary mode of textual transmission was by way of visual copying from one manuscript to another.