Working for His Majesty
research notes on labor mobilization in late Shang China (ca. 1200-1045 B.C.), as seen in the oracle-bone inscriptions, with particular attention to handicraft industries, agriculture, warfare, hunting, construction, and the Shang's legacies
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Author
Publication
2012 - Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, California
Language
English
Word Count
126,750 words, Guess
Page Count
507 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101557291020
- ISBN-139781557291028
- Library of Congress Control Number2012032817
- OCLC Control Number809454961
- Open LibraryOL30659712M
Classifications
- DDC931/.02
- LCCDS744.2 .K34 2012
Description
"Dealing with the Shang dynasty (ca. 1200-1045 B.C.), the first to leave written records in North China, this work focuses on the artisan corps, labor mobilization, farming, warfare, hunting, building, leadership, and culture"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Series Statement
- China research monograph -- 67
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