The Origins Of Chinese Civilization by David N. Keightley
An interdisciplinary synthesis of archaeological and textual evidence traces the rise of complex society in North China from Neolithic cultures to the early Bronze Age, examining settlement patterns, craft specialization and bronze metallurgy, ritual and ancestor worship, divination and the origins of writing, kinship and political organization, and regional interactions. It highlights how material culture, ideology, and social structures co-evolved to produce the Shang state while emphasizing regional diversity, long-term continuities, and the methodological challenges of reconstructing early Chinese history.
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- Published
- 1983
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 400-450
- Original Language
- English
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