Sources of Western Zhou History : Inscribed Bronze Vessels

by Edward L. Shaughnessy

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 0520070283

ISBN-13 9780520070288

Publisher University of California Press

Imprint University of California Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jan 8th, 1992

Print length 312 Pages

Weight 771 grams

Product Classification: Asian history Ancient history: to c 500 CE

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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.

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