Life and afterlife in ancient China
| 1. Verfasser: |
Rawson, Jessica, 1943-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
London :
Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books,
2023.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xxxiii, 505 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780241472705 0241472709 978-0-14-199451-2 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Part I. Building and dwelling, 3200-1200 BC. 1. The mystery of jade ; 2. A disrupted banquet ; 3. The warrior with the bronze hand
- Part II. The language of objects, 1200-700 BC. 4. Sacrifices in a hidden land ; 5. The gift economy at Baoji ; 6. Innovations and heirlooms
- Part III. Converging cultures, 700-300 BC. 7. The steppe frontier ; 8. Circling south ; 9. The orchestra of Zeng ; 10. A kingdom by design
- Part IV. Conquest on horseback, 300-221 BC. 11. Catacombs and chariots ; 12. The everlasting army
- Epilogue. Lives long buried
- List of tombs.
