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The Making of the Chinese Civilization

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Authors:
  1. Jianye Han

    1. Department of Archaeology and Museology, School of History, Renmin University of China, Bei**g, China

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  • Focuses on the origin and development of Chinese civilization in the concept of archaeological context
  • Illustrates the prehistoric cultural history of China
  • Examines the cultural relationship and exchanges nationally and internationally

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This book involves collection of papers primarily focused on the origin and development of Chinese civilization in the concept of archaeological context from the 6000 BCE to 1300 BCE through archaeological cultural perspectives. It systematically illustrates the prehistoric cultural history of China at the period from Neolithic to the early Bronze Age during 20000-1300 BCE, composing not only the proper region around the Central Plain but also the margin areas mainly in the west, and examines the cultural relationship and exchanges nationally and internationally through thousand years of advancing social complexity in geographical and temporal genealogies. It introduces three prehistoric stages for the course of Chinese Civilization Development; the three major Civilization Development Models during the Chalcolithic period; how environmental changes and warfare functioned as the part of mechanism to make civilization evolve; the Bronze Age Revolution from the West; and the critical evaluation of the characteristics belonging to Chinese Civilization and the review of ancient legendary histories and legends through the archaeological perspectives. This book is essential reading for all those wanting more information about the foundations of Chinese history and civilization through archaeological studies.

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Preface

    • Jianye Han
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Origin, Formation and Early Development of Chinese Civilization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. In Search of the Cultural “Early China” from Prehistoric Relics

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 13-29

    3. The Earliest China: The Makings of a Pluralistic Unity

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 31-46

    4. The Peiligang Era and the Origin of Chinese Wenming

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 47-64

    5. The Migration Influence of the Peiligang Culture and the Rudiments of Early Chinese Cultural Sphere

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 65-79

    6. Clan Burial and Ancestral Veneration of the Peiligang Era

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 81-94

    7. The Miaodigou Era and “The Early China”

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 95-123

    8. An Analysis of the Dawenkou Cemetery

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 125-161

    9. The Ancient Cities of Liangzhu, Taosi and Erlitou: The Evolution of Early Chinese Civilization

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 163-183

    10. Liangzhu: An Early State with Regional Sovereign Power

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      Pages 185-193

    11. Shimao: Its Significance in the Development of Chinese Civilization

      • Jianye Han
      Pages 195-204
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Archaeology and Museology, School of History, Renmin University of China, Bei**g, China

    Jianye Han

About the author

​Jianye Han is Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Museology, School of History, Renmin University of China. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Making of the Chinese Civilization

  • Authors: Jianye Han

  • Translated by: Zequan Liu, Jian Hou, Bing Mei, Si** Qiu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4213-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: China Social Sciences Press 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-4212-1Published: 04 February 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-4215-2Due: 27 April 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-4213-8Published: 03 February 2024

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 489

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Archaeology, Asian Culture, History of China

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