The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the development of written Chinese is

A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries.

This is an interdisciplinary collection of articles analyzing seven classic premodern Chinese texts that are provided in translation.

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This book traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and obedience in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual can