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Liangzhu culture : society, belief and art in Neolithic China

Title: Liangzhu culture : society, belief and art in Neolithic China / edited by Liu Bin, Qin Ling, Zhuang Yijie.
Publication: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

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Description

xv, 239 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"Liangzhu culture (5,300-4,300 cal B.P.) represented the peak of prehistoric cultural and social development in the Yangtze Delta. Its centre is located near nowadays Hangzhou city and is considered one of the earliest urban centres in prehistoric China, called by archaeologists the Liangzhu Site Complex. Although it remains a mystery for many in the west, Liangzhu is well known in China for its fine jade crafting industry; its enormous, well-structured earthen compound and recently discovered hydraulic system; and its far-flung impact on contemporary and succeeding cultures. With six chapters contributed by frontline archaeologists, Liangzhu Culture contextualises Liangzhu in broad socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds and provides new, first-hand data to help explain the development and structure of this early urban centre. Among its many insights, the volume reveals how elites used jade as a means of acquiring social power, and how Liangzhu and its centre stand in comparison to other prehistoric urban centres in the world. This book, the first of its kind published in English language, will be a useful guide to students at all levels interested in material cultures and social structures in prehistoric China and beyond"--

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Situating the Liangzhu culture in late Neolithic China: an introduction -- The Liangzhu City: new discoveries and research -- Power and belief: reading the Liangzhu jade and society -- A controlled fine craft: jade production techniques in the Liangzhu Culture -- From the 'Songze Style' to the 'Liangzhu Mode' -- Shamanistic, historic and virtuous jade: continuity and change in early Chinese jade traditions.

Call Number

JFE 20-3535

ISBN

9781138557406
1138557404
9781351365802 (canceled/invalid)
9781351365819 (canceled/invalid)
9781351365796 (canceled/invalid)
9781315151014 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2018030002

OCLC

1012346705

Title

Liangzhu culture : society, belief and art in Neolithic China / edited by Liu Bin, Qin Ling, Zhuang Yijie.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Type of Content

text

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Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Liu, Bin, 1961- editor.

Qin, Ling, 1975- editor.

Zhuang, Yijie, editor.

Other Form:

Ebook version : 9781351365802

Research Call Number

JFE 20-3535

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