Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Shaughnessy, Edward L.

Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520070288)

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Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Shaughnessy, Edward L.

Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels

$73.95
Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels by Shaughnessy, Edward L.

Sources of Western Zhou History: Inscribed Bronze Vessels

$73.95
Format: Hardcover
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The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the military history of the period, the bureaucratic structure of the royal court, and lawsuits among the gentry. Moreover, being cast in bronze, the inscriptions preserve exactly the contemporary script and language.

Shaughnessy has written a meticulous and detailed work on the historiography and interpretation of these objects. By demonstrating how the inscriptions are read and interpreted, Shaughnessy makes accessible in English some of the most important evidence about life in ancient China.

Author: Edward L. Shaughnessy
ISBN-10: 0520070283
ISBN-13: 9780520070288
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 01/08/1992
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.38w x 1.13d
By Edward L. Shaughnessy
By Edward L. Shaughnessy
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Edward L. Shaughnessy is Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.

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