Chinese society in the age of Confucius (1000-250 BC) : the archaeological evidence /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Falkenhausen, Lothar von
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, 2006.
Series:	Ideas, debates, and perspectives ; v. 2.
Subjects:	Social structure > China. China > Social conditions. Social change > China. China > Antiquities. China > History > Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

The reorganization of the élite in late western Zhou (ca. 850 BC)
Distinctions of rank and gender within territorial ruling lineages (ca. 1000-650 BC)
A north Chinese community (ca. 800-450 BC) : demography and ranking
Clan differences within the Zhou culture sphere (ca. 1050-500 BC)
Ethnic contrasts within the Zhou culture sphere (ca. 1050-350 BC)
An expanding society (ca. 1050-250 BC)
The eastern Zhou religious transformation (ca. 600-221 BC)
The separation of the higher and lower élites (ca. 750-221 BC)
The merging of the lower élite with the commoner classes (ca. 600-221 BC).