The Oxford Handbook of Early China

Elizabeth Childs-Johnson works on early Chinese art, archaeology, and paleography. Her major research interests include mapping a Jade Age and Shang Bronze Age in early China.

In focusing on early Chinese civilization, this handbook is unique ... The Oxford Handbook of Early China fills a niche for those needing a detailed focus on early Chinese civilization.

• List of ContributorsSECTION I INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDIntroduction and Background to The Oxford Handbook on Early ChinaElizabeth Childs-Johnson, Old Dominion UniversitySECTION II NEOLITHIC FARMERS, CERAMICS, AND JADE1. The Neolithic Revolution in the North ca. 7/6000-2000 bce: Xinglongwa, Xinlei, Yangshao, Hongshan, and Related Cultures (Inequality/Social Complexity) in Neolithic Northern ChinaAndrew Womack, Yale University2. The Neolithic Revolution in the South, ca. 7/6000-2000 bce, Majiabang, Hemudu, Daxi, and Songze CulturesXiangming Fang, Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology3. The Neolithic Jade Revolution in Northeast ChinaChung Tang, Shandong University, Mana Hayashi Tang, Washington University in St. Louis, Guoxiang Liu, Institute of Archaeology, CASS and Yadi Wen, Southern University of Science and Technology4. The Jade Age Revisited, ca. 3500-2000 bceElizabeth Childs-Johnson, Old Dominion University5. Liangzhu Culture and the Ancient City of LiangzhuBin Liu, Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology6. Longshan Culture Issues: Taosi and CosmologyNu He, Institute of Archaeology, CASSSECTION III FIRST DYNASTY OF THE BRONZE AGE: XIA PERIOD7. Introduction to the Xia Period: Definitions, Themes, and DebateHong Xu, Institute of Archaeology, CASS8. Settlements, Buildings, and Society of the Erlitou CultureHong Xu, Institute of Archaeology, CASS, and Xiang Li, University of Pittsburgh9. The Bronze-Casting Revolution and the Ritual Vessel SetHong Xu, Institute of Archaeology, CASS, and Xiang Li, University of Pittsburgh10. The Spread of Erlitou yazhang to South China and the Origin and Dispersal of Early Political StatesChung Tang, Shandong University and Fang Wang, Jinsha Site MuseumSECTION IV THE FIRST HEIGHT OF THE BRONZE AGE: THE SHANG PERIOD11. The Cultural and Historical Setting of the ShangJonathan Smith, Christopher Newport University, with Yuzhou Fan, Nanjing University12. Early and Middle Shang PeriodsGuoding Song, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences13. Shang Belief and ArtElizabeth Childs-Johnson, Old Dominion University14. Shang Bronze-Casting Technology and Metallurgy IssuesChangping Zhang, Wuhan University15. Late Shang Ritual and Residential Architecture at Great City Shang, Yinxu in Anyang, HenanElizabeth Childs-Johnson, Old Dominion University16. Late Shang: Fu Zi [Fu Hao] and M5 at XiaotunDingyun Cao, Institute of Archaeology, CASSSECTION V THE SECOND HEIGHT OF THE BRONZE AGE: THE WESTERN ZHOU PERIOD17. Western Zhou Cultural and Historic SettingMaria Khayutina, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich18. Western Zhou Government and SocietyPaul Nicholas Vogt, Indiana University19. Western Zhou Rites and Mortuary Practice (Inscriptions and Texts)Constance A. Cook, Lehigh University20. Bronze Vessels: Style, Assemblages, and Innovations of the Western Zhou PeriodYan Sun, Gettysburg College21. Bells and Music in the ZhouScott Cook, Yale-NUS CollegeSECTION VI THE THIRD HEIGHT OF THE BRONZE AGE: SPRINGS AND AUTUMNS PERIOD22. Historical Background during the Springs and Autumns PeriodYuri Pines, Hebrew University of Jerusalem23. Historiography, Thought, and Intellectual Development during the Springs and Autumns PeriodYuri Pines, Hebrew University of Jerusalem24. Cultures and Styles of Art during the Springs and Autumns PeriodXiaolong Wu, Hanover CollegeSECTION VII THE IRON AGE-WARRING STATES PERIOD25. The Warring States Period: Historical BackgroundYuri Pines, Hebrew University of Jerusalem26. Iron Technology and Its Regional Development during the Eastern Zhou PeriodWengcheong Lam, Chinese University of Hong Kong27. Institutional Reforms and Reformers during the Warring States PeriodYuri Pines, Hebrew University of Jerusalem28. Change and Continuity at the Intersection of Received History and the Material Record during the Warring States PeriodCharles Sanft, University of Tennessee29. The Army, Wars, and Military Arts during the Warring States PeriodAlbert Galvany, The University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU30. The Shi, Diplomats, and Urban Expansion during the Warring States PeriodAndrew Meyer, Brooklyn College31. Confucius, Mencius, and Their Daoist-Legalist CriticsMoss Roberts, New York University32. MoziVincent S. Leung, Lingnan University33. Mohism and the Evolving Notion of Jian AiCarine Defoort, University of Leuven34. Chu Religion and ArtJohn S. Major, Independent Scholar, and Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, Old Dominion University35. The Artistic Revolution in the Warring States PeriodJie Shi, Bryn Mawr CollegeIndex