{"product_id":"social-differentiation-among-non-elites-in-xiang-li-9781407363684","title":"Social Differentiation among Non-Elites in China's Central Plains, 1735-1530 BCE: A household archaeology perspective on the Erlitou site","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince its discovery in 1959, research on the Erlitou site has revealed China's first territorial state, dating from 1753 to 1530 BCE according to the latest C-14 dating. The capital's large rammed-earth structures and enclosed inner city suggest strong royal economic and labor-organizing capacities. The southern workshop enclosure housed elite-sponsored crafts like bronze casting and turquoise working. The city's settlement system relied on resource acquisition and tribute. However, existing studies lack focus on internal social complexity, especially bottom-up social differentiation. This book challenges the notion of a homogeneous non-elite class, being the first to study Erlitou society via household archaeology, focusing on non-elite households in the capital. Using multi-dimensional scaling, it uncovers the majority, overshadowed by elites and splendid artifacts, expanding household archaeology's application in China's Bronze Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xiang Li\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1407363689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781407363684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.29d","brand":"Xiang Li","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066760376575,"sku":"9781407363684","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1212602-a803-43a1-86ca-71b3fdbb52fe.jpg?v=1768680373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-differentiation-among-non-elites-in-xiang-li-9781407363684","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}