The people between the rivers : the rise and fall of a bronze drum culture, 200-750 CE

1. Verfasser: Churchman, Catherine, 1975- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016].
Umfang/Format: pages cm.
Schriftenreihe: Asia/Pacific/perspectives
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Churchman, Catherine, 1975- author., People between the rivers (Online version:) | ISSN: 9781442258617
Inhaltsangabe:
  • A note on transcription and referencing systems
  • List of the Chinese dynasties
  • Digging up drums
  • The Two Rivers and the lands between : a geographical outline
  • Why are the Li and Lao? : the shifting meanings of ethnonyms
  • "Masters of their small domains" : local and imported traditions of leadership
  • "To overawe the Li and Lao" : attempts at military conquest
  • Gold, silver, snakes, and slaves : highland-lowland trade relations
  • Last of the bronze drum chiefs : the rise and fall of the great families
  • Glossary.