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008			730817s1937 nyuaef b 000 0 eng
010			_a 37027298
035			_a5964176
035			_a(OCoLC)679670
040			_aDLC _cODaWU _dOCoLC _dDLC
042			_apremarc
100	1		_aCreel, Herrlee Glessner, _d1905-1994.
245	1	4	_aThe birth of China : _ba study of the formative period of Chinese civilization / _cby Herrlee Glessner Creel
260			_aNew York : _bFrederick Ungar Publishing Co., _cc1937.
300			_a402 pages : _billustrations, map (on lining papers) ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aMaps on lining-papers.
500			_a"A John Day book."
504			_a"Selected bibliography": p. 381-388.
505	0		_apt. 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--
650		0	_aExcavations (Archaeology) _zChina.
650		0	_aBronze age _zChina.
651		0	_aChina _xCivilization.
651		0	_aChina _xAntiquities.
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c54977 _d54977