Catherine Churchman

The People between the Rivers

The Rise and Fall of a Bronze Drum Culture, 200-750 CE

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Produktbeschreibung

This fundamental study provides the first comprehensive history of the lands between the Red and Pearl Rivers in southern China and the people who lived there over a span of a thousand years. Bringing to life the mysterious early people known as Li and Lao who inhabited the area, Churchman explores their custom of casting large bronze kettledrums.

Produktdetails

• Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9781442258600
• ISBN-10: 1442258608
• Artikelnr.: 43485958

Autorenporträt

By Catherine Churchman

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps and Tables Acknowledgements Note on Transcription and
Referencing Systems Table of Chinese Dynasties Introduction Chapter One:
Digging up Drums Chapter Two: The Two Rivers and the Lands Between-a
Geographical Outline Chapter Three: Why are the Li and Lao?-The shifting
meanings of Ethnonyms Chapter Four: 'Masters of their Small Domains'-Local
and Imported Traditions of Leadership Chapter Five: 'To Overawe the Li and
Lao'-Attempts at Military Conquest Chapter Six: Gold, Silver, Snakes and
Slaves: Highland-Lowland Trade Relations Chapter Seven: 'Last of the Bronze
Drum Chiefs'-The Rise and Fall of the Great Families Conclusion Glossary
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