The Rise of Civilization in East Asia  -  Barnes Gina L.

The archaeology of china, Korea and Japan

KORTE INHOUD

Here is the first synthesis ever published of East Asian archaeology and early history. Drawing on dramatic new evidence made available since the 1970s, it charts the critical developments that culminated in the emergence of the region in the eighth century as a coherent entity, with a shared religion (Buddhism), state philosophy (Confucianism), and bureaucratic structure. The narrative begins over a million years ago, when early humans first colonized the Far East, and it continues through the growth of f...
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1999 Uitgever: Thames Hudson 288 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0500279748 ISBN-13: 9780500279748