{"product_id":"many-worlds-under-one-heaven-yan-sun-9780231198424","title":"Many Worlds Under One Heaven: Material Culture, Identity, and Power in the Northern Frontiers of the Western Zhou, 1045-771 Bce","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-eleventh century BCE, the Zhou overthrew the Shang, a dynastic power that had dominated much of northern and central China. Over the next three centuries, they would extend the borders of their political control significantly beyond those of the Shang. The Zhou introduced a political ideology centered on the Mandate of Heaven to justify their victory over the Shang and their territorial expansion, portraying the Zhou king as ruling the frontier from the center of civilization. Present-day scholarship often still adheres to this core-periphery perspective, emphasizing cultural assimilation and political integration during Zhou rule. However, recent archaeological findings present a more complex picture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMany Worlds Under One Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes a wide range of newly excavated materials to offer a new perspective on political and cultural change under the Western Zhou. Examining tombs, bronze inscriptions, and other artifacts, Yan Sun challenges the Zhou-centered view with a frontier-focused perspective that highlights the roles of multiple actors. She reveals the complexity of identity construction and power relations in the northern frontiers of the Western Zhou, arguing that the border regions should be seen as a land of negotiation that witnessed cultural hybridization and experimentation. Rethinking a critical period for the formation of Chinese civilization, \u003ci\u003eMany Worlds Under One Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e unsettles the core-periphery model to reveal the diversity and flexibility of identity in early China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yan Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231198426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231198424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.14w x 1.10d","brand":"Yan Sun","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056695439615,"sku":"9780231198424","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29561af6-4a84-4174-8f19-943c87baf810.jpg?v=1685042745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/many-worlds-under-one-heaven-yan-sun-9780231198424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}