Writing Early China Caroline-Lucy Moran

Writing Early China Caroline-Lucy MoranConsiders what unearthed documents reveal about the creation and transmission of knowledge in ancient China. Archaeological discoveries over the past one hundred years have resulted in repeated calls to "rewrite ancient Chinese history." This is especially true of documents written on oracle bones, bronze vessels, and bamboo strips. In Writing Early China, Edward L. Shaughnessy surveys all of these types of documents and considers what they reveal

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thoroughly interdisciplinary analysis of nineteenth-century aging and age theory

Reevaluates the significance of iconic Afro-Brazilian figures

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and the relevance of politics (Taisho democracy

her book offers rich insight into the complex interplay between gender

Argues that Hegel's conception of God and the self holds the key to overcoming subjectivism in both philosophy of religion and metaphysics

It concludes by discussing research that examines potential influences of barley bioactivity

Author Victor Cunrui Xiong utilizes traditional scholarship and secondary literature from China