ART MYTH AND RITUAL P
Download or Read eBook ART MYTH AND RITUAL P PDF written by Kwang-chih CHANG and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Kwang-chih CHANG |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 157 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674029408 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674029402 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis ART MYTH AND RITUAL P by : Kwang-chih CHANG
Book excerpt: A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. Questioning Marx's concept of an "Asiatic" mode of production, Wittfogel's "hydraulic hypothesis," and cultural-materialist theories on the importance of technology, K. C. Chang builds an impressive counterargument, one which ranges widely from recent archaeological discoveries to studies of mythology, ancient Chinese poetry, and the iconography of Shang food vessels.
