Isbn: 9780300093827 - the formation of chinese civilization: an archaeological perspective (culture and civilization of china) (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine Condition. 366 pages. Text is in English. Hardcover exhibition catalogue, bound in red cloth covered boards with illustrated paper dustjacket. Previous owner's name is discreetly inscribed in ink on front free endpaper. Otherwise, the binding is tight and solid, interior is clean and bright, and dustjacket is crisp. Beautiful full color illustrations, and excellent bibliography and index.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. xiv, 363 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 31 cm. ISBN 780300093827 0300093829 LCCN 2002003468 Classification - LC DS741.65 .C528 2005 Classification - Dewey 931 OCLC 49260208 red cloth with embossed designs, in color photographic dustjacket ; large folio thick heavy volume ; Contents: Early humans in China -- The beginning of farming -- The Yangshao period : prosperity and the transformation of prehistoric society -- The formation of civilization : the interaction sphere of the Longshan period -- The rise of kings and the formation of city-states -- Society during the Three dynasties -- The eastern Zhou and the growth of regionalism -- The formation of the empire by the Qin and Han dynasties and the unification of China ; K. C. Chang, was a Taiwanese anthropologist, archaeologist, and sinologist who was the John E. Hudson Professor of Archaeology at Harvard University. He also served as the vice-president of Academia Sinica and as a curator at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. He helped to bring modern, western methods of archaeology to the study of ancient Chinese history. He also introduced new discoveries in Chinese archaeology to western audiences by translating works from Chinese to English. He pioneered the study of Taiwanese archaeology, encouraged multi-disciplinal anthropological archaeological research, and urged archaeologists to conceive of East Asian prehistory (China, Korea, and Japan) as a pluralistic whole. ; Xu Pingfang was a native of Zhaoyuan, Shandong. He served as the Chairman of the Chinese Archaeological Society and was a native of Zhaoyuan, Shandong. He directed the archaeological survey and excavation work at Yuan Dadu and Jin Zhongdu in Beijing, Southern Song Lin'an City in Hangzhou, and the Yangzhou Tang-Song City in Yangzhou. He also published opinions on the protection of China's historical and cultural cities, particularly the old city of Beijing ; Yan Wenming was a pioneering figure in the field of Neolithic archaeology in China and a key architect of the Chinese Neolithic archaeology system. He was a professor at Peking University. He was vice president of the Chinese Society of Archaeology ; Professor Zhang Zhongpei was a field archeologist, a Professor of archaeology at Jilin University, one of the pioneering Chinese archaeological scholars ; Sarah Allan, 1945- is an American paleographer and scholar of ancient China. She was a Burlington Northern Foundation Professor of Asian Studies in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures at Dartmouth College; she is currently affiliated to the University of California, Berkeley. She is Chair for the Society for the Study of Early China ; Peter John Ucko was an influential English archaeologist. He served as Director of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London (UCL), and was a Fellow of both the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Society of Antiquaries. A controversial and divisive figure within archaeology, his life's work focused on eroding western dominance by broadening archaeological participation to developing countries and indigenous communities. n 1996 he was controversially appointed director of the UCL Institute of Archaeology, overseeing large scale expansion to create the world's largest archaeology department. Also teaching there, he initiated reforms to the syllabus and forged links with the archaeological community in the People's Republic of China, co-founding the International Centre for Chinese Heritage and Archaeology. Retiring in 2005, he continued developing connections between the UK and China until his death. ; "Paleolithic sites from one million years ago, Neolithic sites with extraordinary jade and ceramic artifacts, excavated tombs and palaces of the Shang and Zhou dynasties--all these are part of the archaeological riches of China." ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

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