Ancient China a history Major, John S. creator Cook, Constance A. Taylor & Francis text bibliography Electronic books. History enk Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2017 monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations "Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region -- the geographical area that eventually became known as China -- from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most of that long span of time there was no such place as "China"; the vast and varied territory of the Heartland Region was home to many diverse cultures that only slowly coalesced, culturally, linguistically, and politically, to form the first recognizably Chinese empires. The field of Early China Studies is being revolutionized in our time by a wealth of archaeologically recovered texts and artefacts. Major and Cook draw on this exciting new evidence and a rich harvest of contemporary scholarship to present a leading-edge account of ancient China and its antecedents. With handy pedagogical features such as maps and illustrations, as well as an extensive list of recommendations for further reading, Ancient China: A History is an important resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Chinese History, and those studying Chinese Culture and Society more generally."--Publisher's description 1. Introduction to ancient China -- 2. Geography, climate, and the physical setting of Chinese history -- 3. The Neolithic era and the Jade Age -- 4. The Early Bronze Age -- 5. The Shang dynasty -- 6. The Western Zhou Period -- 7. The Spring and Autumn Period -- 8. The Warring States Period -- 9. The rise and fall of the Qin dynasty -- 10. The Western Han dynasty through the reign of Emperor Wu -- 11. The Later Western Han and the Wang Mang Interregnum -- 12. The Han restoration, the Eastern Han dynasty, and the Three Kingdoms Period. John S. Major and Constance A. Cook. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-cc--- China History To 221 B.C Chine Histoire Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C HISTORY Asia China China To 221 B.C. fast DS741.5 931 Ancient China Major, John S. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017 (OCoLC)941875746 131750366X 9781317503668 9781315715322 1315715325 0765615991 0765616009 1317503643 1317503651 9780765615992 9780765616005 959055 MIL https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315715322 IDEBK 161007 20240130225609.0 in00004768137 eng