Landscape and Power in Early China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045-771 BC Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Landscape and Power in Early China: The Crisis and Fall of the Western Zhou 1045-771 BC Book

This book addresses the relationship between geography and political power in the context of the crisis and fall of the Western Zhou dynasty. Exploring the latest archaeological discoveries, it shows how inscribed bronze vessels can be used to reveal changes in political space, and how archaeology, history and geography can work together to produce a coherent understanding of the Bronze Age past. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach and enhanced by full coverage of sources, the book reinterprets late Western Zhou history and questions the causes of its decline and fall.Read More

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    The Bronze Age state of the Western Zhou represented a ground-breaking period in Chinese culture and civilization. This book addresses the complex relationship between geography and political power within the context of the crisis and fall of that state between 1045SH771 B.C. Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, the book shows how inscribed bronze vessels can be used to reveal changes in the political space of the period, and explores literary and geographical evidence to produce a coherent understanding of the Bronze Age past.

  • 0521852722
  • 9780521852722
  • Li Feng
  • 17 August 2006
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 424
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