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Leading scholar K. C. Chang challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. This strikingly illustrated book is a persuasive demonstration of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of early civilizations.
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orig. cloth. Textual illustrations. (illustrator). 24x16cm, x,142 pp., Dustwrapper faded. Contents: Clans, towns, and the political landscape -- Moral authority and coercive power -- Shamanism and politics -- Art as a path to authority -- Writing as the path to authority -- Access to the path -- The rise of political authority -- The kings of the three dynasties. Minor wear. Some chips & tears to dustwrapper. VG., dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 026419