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  • Animals and Human Society in Asia

    Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives

    Modifié par Rotem Kowner, Guy Bar-Oz, Michal Biran, Meir Shahar, Gideon Shelach-Lavi ...
    Collections series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of human-animal interactions in Asia throughout history. With twelve thematically-arranged chapters, this book examines the diverse roles that beasts, livestock, and fish — real and metaphorical– have played in Asian history, society, and culture.Ranging from prehistory to the present day, the authors address a wealth ... En savoir plus

    $166.99 CAD

  • The Archaeology of Early China

    From Prehistory to the Han Dynasty

    par Gideon Shelach-Lavi ...
    This volume aims to satisfy a pressing need for an updated account of Chinese archaeology. It covers an extended time period from the earliest peopling of China to the unification of the Chinese Empire some two thousand years ago. The geographical coverage includes the traditional focus on the Yellow River basin but also covers China's many other regions. Among the topics covered are the emergence ... En savoir plus

    $44.99 CAD

  • Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China

    Archaeological Perspectives on Identity Formation and Economic Change During the First Millennium BCE

    par Gideon Shelach ...
    The northern borders of China - known as the Northern zone - were a key area of interaction between sedentary and nomadic people during the late second and early first millennium BCE. During this period the region's unique economy, socio-political systems, local cultures and identities took shape. 'Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China' analyses the archaeological record to ... En savoir plus

    $116.79 CAD

  • Are All Warriors Male?

    Gender Roles on the Ancient Eurasian Steppe

    par Natalia Berseneva, Bryan Hanks, Deborah Harding, Karlene Jones-Bley, Sophie Legrand, Katheryn Linduff, Sarah Milledge Nelson, Sandra L. Olsen, Karen Rubinson, Gideon Shelach, Rita Wright ...
    Collections series Gender and Archaeology
    Are All Warriors Male? is a lively inquiry into questions of gender on the ancient Eurasian steppes. The book's contributors are archaeologists who work in eastern Europe, Central Asia, and eastern Asia, and this volume is the result of their field research in this vast. As little has been written about the evidence of gender roles in ancient-or modern-pastoralist societies, this book helps to ... En savoir plus

    $71.99 CAD

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  • Archaeology of East Asia

    The Rise of Civilization in China, Korea and Japan

    par Gina L. Barnes ...
    Archaeology of East Asia constitutes an introduction to social and political development from the Palaeolithic to 8th-century early historic times. It takes a regional view across China, Korea, Japan and their peripheries that is unbounded by modern state lines. This viewpoint emphasizes how the region drew on indigenous developments and exterior stimuli to produce agricultural technologies, craft ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Early Civilizations of the Old World

    The Formative Histories of Egypt, The Levant, Mesopotamia, India and China

    par Charles Keith Maisels ...
    In this new paperback edition of Early Civilizations of the Old World, Charles Keith Maisels traces the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history. In each case the ecological and economic background to growth, geographical factors, cross-cultural intersection and the rise of urbanism are examined, explaining how particular forms of social structure and cultural ... En savoir plus

    $104.99 CAD

  • 30-Second Ancient China

    The 50 Most Important Achievements of a Timeless Civilisation, each explained in Half a Minute

    par Dr Yijie Zhuang, Qin Cao ...
    Collections series 30-Second
    In the West, the story of Ancient China is less familiar to us than that of Ancient Egypt or Rome, but it is no less absorbing, and its rollcall of achievements is easily as impressive. 30-Second Ancient China unlocks the secrets of its Bronze Age glories and offers summaries of everything from the lost cities of the Zhou kings and the elaborate oracle-bone rituals that were practiced at their ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Empires of the Silk Road

    A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present

    par Christopher I. Beckwith ...
    The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and ... En savoir plus

    $26.39 CAD

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  • The Silk Road

    A New History

    par Valerie Hansen ...
    The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different--and far more interesting--as revealed in this new history. In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds ... En savoir plus

    $22.39 CAD

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  • Early China

    A Social and Cultural History

    par Li Feng ...
    Collections series New Approaches to Asian History
    'Early China' refers to the period from the beginning of human history in China to the end of the Han Dynasty in AD 220. The roots of modern Chinese society and culture are all to be found in this formative period of Chinese civilization. Li Feng's new critical interpretation draws on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries from the past thirty years. This fluent and engaging ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    par James A. Millward ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Mongols

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Morris Rossabi ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Mongols carved out the largest land-based empire in world history, stretching from Korea to Russia in the north and from China to Syria in the south, and unleashing an unprecedented level of violence. But as Morris Rossabi reveals in this Very Short Introduction, within two generations of their bloody conquests, the Mongols evolved from conquerors ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD