| Description |
xxii, 412 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Case studies in early societies
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Setting the stage -- pt. II. Political and cultural topographies -- pt. III. Topographies of economic activity and ritual. |
| Summary |
"Ancient Central China provides an up-to-date synthesis of archaeological discoveries in the upper and middle Yangzi River region of China, including the Three Gorges Dam reservoir zone. It focuses on the Late Neolithic (late third millennium BC) through the end of the Bronze Age (late first millennium BC) and considers regional and interregional cultural relationships in light of anthropological models of landscape. Rowan K. Flad and Pochan Chen show that centers and peripheries of political, economic, and ritual activities were not coincident, and that politically peripheral regions such as the Three Gorges were crucial hubs in interregional economic networks, particularly related to prehistoric salt production. The book provides detailed discussions of recent archaeological discoveries and data from the Chengdu Plain, Three Gorges, and Hubei to illustrate how these various components of regional landscape were configured across Central China"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Neolithic period -- China -- Yangtze River Region.
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Bronze age -- China -- Yangtze River Region.
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Antiquities, Prehistoric -- China -- Yangtze River Region.
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Yangtze River Region (China) -- Antiquities.
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Yangtze River Region (China) -- Civilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Chen, Pochan, 1973-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780521899000 (hardback) |
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9780521727662 (paperback) |
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9781139844598 (electronic bk.) |
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