State formation in early China
By: Li Liu and Xingcan Chen
Contributors: Chen, Xingcan
Series: Duckworth debates in archaeology
Publisher: Duckworth
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Territory, National -- China -- History; Natural resources -- China -- History; China -- Boundaries -- History; China -- History -- Shang dynasty, 1766-1122 B.C
Description: "This important new study makes use of an interdisciplinary approach to challenge traditional theories of state formation in China and promote debate on early Chinese history. Analysing data from archaeology, geology, cultural geography, ethnohistory and ancient texts, the authors show how the procurement of key external resources - especially metal and salt - drove the dynamics of state formation in early China in the Period 1800-1400 B.C."--BOOK JACKET.