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Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective Wang, Haicheng (University of Washington)
Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective
Wang, Haicheng (University of Washington)
Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective is a comparative study of the use of writing to create and maintain order in early states. It explores the early development of writing and its relationship to the growth of political structures in the concrete settings of six regions - Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Maya lowlands, Central Mexico, the Andes, and China.
426 pages, 69 b/w illus. 26 colour illus. 15 maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 12, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107028128 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 427 |
| Dimensions | 188 × 261 × 25 mm · 1.10 kg |