Sources of Western Zhou history : inscribed bronze vessels / Edward L. Shaughnessy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steelhead (Fish)--California.

Steelhead (Fish).

Salmon fisheries--California.

Salmon fisheries.

China--History--Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C--Sources.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1992]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the military history of the period, the bureaucratic structure of the royal court, and lawsuits among the gentry. Moreover, being cast in bronze, the inscriptions preserve exactly the contemporary script and language.Shaughnessy has written a meticulous and detailed work on the historiography and interpretation of these objects. By demonstrating how the inscriptions are read and interpreted, Shaughnessy makes accessible in English some of the most important evidence about life in ancient China.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Proposed Chronology of the Western Zhou Dynasty

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF BRONZE INSCRIPTION STUDIES

CHAPTER 2. THE CASTING OF AN INSCRIBED BRONZE VESSEL, WITH REMARKS ON THE QUESTION OF AUTHENTICITY

CHAPTER 3. HOW TO READ A WESTERN ZHOU BRONZE INSCRIPTION

CHAPTER 4. THE PERIODIZATION OF INSCRIBED WESTERN ZHOU BRONZE VESSELS

CHAPTER 5. FURTHER HISTORIOGRAPHICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING INSCRIBED WESTERN ZHOU BRONZE VESSELS

APPENDIX 1. Textual Notes to the Translation of the Inscription on the "Shi Qiang Pan"

APPENDIX 2. The "Ling Yi" and the Question of the Kang Gong

APPENDIX 3. The Absolute Chronology of the Western Zhou Dynasty

BIBLIOGRAPHY A. Major Catalogs of Inscribed Western Zhou Bronze Vessels

BIBLIOGRAPHY B. Works Cited

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-292) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612355714

9780520910225

0520910222

9781282355712

1282355716

9780585159379

0585159378

OCLC:

630527890