The formation of Chinese civilization : an archaeological perspective / Kwang-chih Chang, Xu Pingfang ; Lu Liancheng ... [and others] ; edited and with an introduction by Sarah Allan ; foreword by Peter J. Ucko.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-352) and index.
Contents
Early humans in China -- The beginning of farming -- The Yangshao period : prosperity and the transformation of prehistoric society -- The formation of civilization : the interaction sphere of the Longshan period -- The rise of kings and the formation of city-states -- Society during the Three dynasties -- The eastern Zhou and the growth of regionalism -- The formation of the empire by the Qin and Han dynasties and the unification of China.