Prehistoric societies on the northern frontiers of China : archaeological perspectives on identity formation and economic change during the first millennium BCE
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Prehistoric societies on the northern frontiers of China : archaeological perspectives on identity formation and economic change during the first millennium BCE
(Approaches to anthropological archaeology)
Equinox, 2009
- : hardback
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-187) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The northern borders of China - known as the Northern zone - were a key area of interaction between sedentary and nomadic people during the late second and early first millennium BCE. During this period the region's unique economy, socio-political systems, local cultures and identities took shape. 'Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China' analyses the archaeological record to examine the changes that took place in Northern China in the first millennium. Drawing on field work in the Chifeng area of Inner Mongolia, the book explores dramatic changes in the construction of identities alongside more gradual changes in subsistence strategies and political organization. The book is unique in integrating the archaeological data and historical records of this period with anthropological theory to examine the role of identity construction and the use of symbol in the shaping of East Asian society.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Charting the Change: What We Can Learn from the Archaeological Record about Changes That Occurred between 1100-600 bce
- Chapter 3 Is It the Economy? Economical and Political Processes in the Northern Zone
- Chapter 4 Symbols and Identity: The Drawing of Mental Boundaries
- Chapter 5 Local, Regional and Global: Interaction Spheres and Social Change
- Chapter 6 Conclusions: Archaeological versus Historical Perspectives on Processes during the First Half of the First Millennium bce and Beyond
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