The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BCMichael Loewe, Edward L. Shaughnessy The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the cultural, intellectual, political, and institutional developments of the pre-imperial period. The four subperiods of Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States, are described on the basis of literary and material sources and the evidence of recently found manuscripts. Chapters on the prehistoric background, the growth of language, and relations with the peoples of Central Asia provide the major context of China's achievements in the 1,500 years under review. The teachings of China's early masters are set alongside what is known of the methods of astonomers, physicians and diviners. A final chapter leads the reader forward to imperial times, as described in the volumes of The Cambridge History of China. |
Contents
240 | 394 |
3 | 402 |
accompanying burials at Rujiazhuang Baoji Shaanxi | 420 |
tomb Mi Rujiazhuang Baoji Shannxi | 429 |
Conclusion | 446 |
Zhejiang | 456 |
Henan | 467 |
The Northern and Northeastern Regions | 525 |
| 65 | |
19 | 70 |
The Question of the Xia Dynasty | 71 |
Language and Writing | 79 |
30 | 87 |
33 | 94 |
2 | 103 |
The Chinese Script | 106 |
Chinese characters commonly viewed as pictographic | 111 |
Shang Archaeology | 127 |
The Archaeology of Bronze Metallurgy | 136 |
a set of three from Xibeigang M1001 | 156 |
Pit 2 | 217 |
38 | 225 |
Chinas First Historical Dynasty | 232 |
2 | 236 |
Chronology | 240 |
5 | 243 |
Royal Shang Religion | 251 |
105 | 257 |
Xiaotun Anyang | 259 |
9 | 265 |
The Dynastic State | 269 |
Western Zhou History | 292 |
1 | 303 |
2 | 343 |
Western Zhou Archaeology | 352 |
and inscription c d Feng zun vessel and inscription | 363 |
3 | 369 |
7 | 379 |
8 | 387 |
2 | 529 |
The Spring and Autumn Period | 545 |
The Leadership of Zheng 551 The Leadership of Qi 553 | 553 |
Interstate Meetings 556 The Leadership of Jin 558 | 560 |
Social Developments | 566 |
Economic Developments | 575 |
Intellectual Developments | 583 |
Political History | 589 |
The Military Arts | 620 |
Alliances and Persuaders | 632 |
Scholars and the State | 641 |
3 | 676 |
Art and Architecture for the Dead | 707 |
Furnishings | 727 |
II | 745 |
Mozi | 759 |
Yang Zhu Zi Huazi | 765 |
Warring States Natural Philosophy and Occult Thought | 813 |
4 | 815 |
5 | 853 |
The Northern Frontier in PreImperial China | 885 |
7 | 889 |
8 | 908 |
The Heritage Left to the Empires | 967 |
Bibliography | 1033 |
9 | 1051 |
I | 1068 |
I | 1093 |
Index | 1113 |
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