{"product_id":"ancient-china-john-s-major-9780765615992","title":"Ancient China: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient China: A History\u003c\/em\u003e surveys the East Asian Heartland Region - the geographical area that eventually became known as China - from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperial era of Qin and Han, up to the threshold of the medieval period in the third century CE. For most of that long span of time there was no such place as \"China\"; the vast and varied territory of the Heartland Region was home to many diverse cultures that only slowly coalesced, culturally, linguistically, and politically, to form the first recognizably Chinese empires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe field of Early China Studies is being revolutionized in our time by a wealth of archaeologically recovered texts and artefacts. Major and Cook draw on this exciting new evidence and a rich harvest of contemporary scholarship to present a leading-edge account of ancient China and its antecedents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith handy pedagogical features such as maps and illustrations, as well as an extensive list of recommendations for further reading, \u003cem\u003eAncient China: A History\u003c\/em\u003e is an important resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Chinese History, and those studuing Chinese Culture and Society more generally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John S. Major,Constance A. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765615991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765615992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John S. Major","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658919555327,"sku":"9780765615992","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a48dba2d-5b47-4d5d-81db-08daba2ae277.jpg?v=1781198978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-china-john-s-major-9780765615992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}