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This Important New Study Makes Use Of An Interdisciplinary Approach To Challenge Traditional Theories Of State Formation In China And Promote Debate On Early Chinese History. Analysing Data From Archaeology, Geology, Cultural Geography, Ethnohistory And Ancient Texts, The Authors Show How The Procurement Of Key External Resources - Especially Metal And Salt - Drove The Dynamics Of State Formation In Early China In The Period 1800-1400 B.c.--book Jacket. Early States: Theoretical Models And Applications -- Searching For The Early State In China: Erlitou -- The Natural Landscape: Resources And Transport Routes -- The Erlitou State: Centralization And Territorial Expansion -- Erligang State Centralization: The Core -- Erligang State Expansion: The Periphery -- The Political-economic Landscape Of Early States: Modelling Centre-periphery Relations. Li Liu And Xingcan Chen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 153-175) And Index.

Who reads State Formation in Early China (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)?

Author

Li Liu and Xingcan Chen

Publisher

Bristol Classical Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780715632246

Category

history

Subjects

History, Political Science, Humanities

Rating

4.2 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14