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The ancient Highlands of Southwest China : from the Bronze Age to the Han empire

'The Ancient Highlands of Southwest China' offers a vivid account of the history of warrior polities occupying the southwestern frontiers of early China. Placing the archaeology of the 'Dian' and its Bronze Age neighbours in dialogue with anthropological theory, Alice Yao shows h...

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Main Author: Yao, Alice (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press , 2016
Series:Oxford studies in the archaeology of ancient states
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Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199367344.001.0001
Author Notes:Alice Yao
E-Book Packages:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:'The Ancient Highlands of Southwest China' offers a vivid account of the history of warrior polities occupying the southwestern frontiers of early China. Placing the archaeology of the 'Dian' and its Bronze Age neighbours in dialogue with anthropological theory, Alice Yao shows how local histories of kingship come to challenge and resist imperial governance as well as the production of historiography
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
ISBN:9780199367368