The birth of China : a study of the formative period of Chinese civilization / by Herrlee Glessner Creel
Publication details: New York : Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., c1937.Description: 402 pages : illustrations, map (on lining papers) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
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BSOP Library | Special Collections English | DS723 C86 1937 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00062743 |
Maps on lining-papers.
"A John Day book."
"Selected bibliography": p. 381-388.
pt. 1. Discovery. The oracle bones--
Excavation--
Origins of Chinese civilization--
pt. 2. Shang. The great city Shang--
Livelihood--
Handicrafts--
Sculpture and bronze--
Shang society--
The Shang state--
War--
Writing--
The gods of Shang--
The counsel of the gods--
Sacrifice--
pt. 3. Chou. Who were the Chous?--
The Chou conquest--
Political history--
Archaeology--
Literature--
Chou society--
Marriage--
The family--
The business of life--
The enjoyment of life--
Religion--
Law--
The official class--
The decree of heaven--
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