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Routledge Handbook of Early Chinese History
Paul R Goldin
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Hardback. Editor(s): Goldin, Paul R. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
The study of early China has been radically transformed over the past fifty years by archaeological discoveries, including both textual and non-textual artefacts. Excavations of settlements and tombs have demonstrated that most people did not lead their lives in accordance with ritual canons, while previously unknown documents have shown that most received histories were written retrospectively by victors and present a correspondingly anachronistic perspective. This handbook provides an authoritative survey of the major periods of Chinese history from the Neolithic era to the fall of the Latter Han ... Read more
The study of early China has been radically transformed over the past fifty years by archaeological discoveries, including both textual and non-textual artefacts. Excavations of settlements and tombs have demonstrated that most people did not lead their lives in accordance with ritual canons, while previously unknown documents have shown that most received histories were written retrospectively by victors and present a correspondingly anachronistic perspective. This handbook provides an authoritative survey of the major periods of Chinese history from the Neolithic era to the fall of the Latter Han ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
526
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138775916
SKU
V9781138775916
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99-2
About Paul R Goldin
Paul R. Goldin is Professor of East Asian Languages & Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His recent publications include the Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Han Fei (2012) and A Concise Companion to Confucius (2017).
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