Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China
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A01=Gideon Shelach
anthropological analysis
Author_Gideon Shelach
Belt Plaques
bronze
Bronze Age China
Bronze Artifacts
Bronze Buttons
Bronze Plaque
Category=NK
ceramic
Ceramic Vessels
chifeng
Chifeng Region
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eurasian
Eurasian Steppes
Gansu Region
Grave M5
Grave Size
Guo 1995b
identity construction theory
Inner Mongolia archaeology
Interregional Interactions
Late Shang
Lower Xiajiadian
Millennium BCE
nomadic-sedentary interaction
Northern Liaoning
Northern Zone
ordos
Ordos Region
plaque
prehistoric frontier societies research
region
Rich Graves
socio-political transformation
Socketed Axes
steppe
vessels
Yangzi River Basins
Yellow River Basin
Yellow River Region
Zhou States
zone
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- ISBN 9781138661073
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 01 Feb 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The northern borders of China - known as the Northern zone - were a key area of interaction between sedentary and nomadic people during the late second and early first millennium BCE. During this period the region's unique economy, socio-political systems, local cultures and identities took shape. 'Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China' analyses the archaeological record to examine the changes that took place in Northern China in the first millennium. Drawing on field work in the Chifeng area of Inner Mongolia, the book explores dramatic changes in the construction of identities alongside more gradual changes in subsistence strategies and political organization. The book is unique in integrating the archaeological data and historical records of this period with anthropological theory to examine the role of identity construction and the use of symbol in the shaping of East Asian society.
Gideon Shelach is a Professor of the Department of East Asian Studies at The Hebrew University.
