Ancient China A History

• Main Author: Major, John S. (auth)
• Other Authors: Cook, Constance A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
• Series: Law and Anthropology
• Subjects: Asian history; Ethnic studies; Regional studies; face; heartland; period; plain; region; river; states; tough; warring; yellow
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Summary

Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region - the geographical area that eventually became known as China - from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most of that long span of time there was no such place as "China"; the vast and varied territory of the Heartland Region was home to many diverse cultures that only slowly coalesced, culturally, linguistically, and politically, to form the first recognizably Chinese empires. The field of Early China Studies is being revolutionized in our time by a wealth of archaeologically recovered texts and artefacts. Major and Cook draw on this exciting new evidence and a rich harvest of contemporary scholarship to present a leading-edge account of ancient China and its antecedents. With handy pedagogical features such as maps and illustrations, as well as an extensive list of recommendations for further reading, Ancient China: A History is an important resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Chinese History, and those studuing Chinese Culture and Society more generally.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (300 p.)

ISBN

9781315715322
9781317503668
9780765616005
9780765615992

Access

Open Access