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The Cambridge history of ancient China : from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. / edited by Mi...

The Cambridge history of ancient China : from the origi...

The Cambridge history of ancient China : from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. / edited by Mi...

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The Cambridge history of ancient China : from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. / edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy.

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Full title

The Cambridge history of ancient China : from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. / edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy.

Publisher

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Date

1999.

Call Numbers

G 2013/1959

Record Identifier

74VvEOokzNJy

MMS ID

991011608349702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xxix, 1148 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Contents

Introduction / Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy -- Calendar and Chronology / Edward L. Shaughnessy -- The Environment of Ancient China / David N. Keightley -- 1. China on the Eve of the Historical Period / Kwang-chih Chang -- 2. Language and Writing / William G. Boltz -- 3. Shang Archaeology...

13. The Northern Frontier in Pre-Imperial China / Nicola Di Cosmo -- 14. The Heritage Left to the Empires / Michael Loewe.

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1999.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

In The Cambridge History of Ancient China, fourteen leading scholars provide a survey of the cultural, intellectual, political, and institutional developments of pre-imperial China (from the beginnings of civilization to 221 B.C.).

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge history of ancient China : from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. / edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy.

Portion of title

Ancient China : from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1033-1112) and index.

State Reference Library copy at G 2013/1959: transferred from N931/28.

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Call Numbers

G 2013/1959

Record Identifier

74VvEOokzNJy

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvEOokzNJy

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ISBN

0521470307

9780521470308

DDC

931

MMS ID

991011608349702626

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