This book is a history of the development of mathematical astronomy in China, from the late third century BCE, to the early 3rd century CE - a period often referred to as 'early imperial China'. It narrates the changes in ways of understanding the movements of the heavens and the heavenly bodies that took place during those four and a half centuries, and tells the stories of th...(展开全部)

This groundbreaking book argues that in the Qin-Han period, there arose in China a regime of textual authority-one that overlapped but did not coincide with imperial authority. Drawing on a wide range of research and theory, Connery makes an original contribution to the analysis of early imperial elite culture, particularly in the fields of literature and linguistics, intellect...(展开全部)

Early China is best known for the dazzling material artifacts it has left behind. These terracotta figures, gilt-bronze lamps, and other material remnants of the Chinese past unearthed by archaeological excavations are often viewed without regard to the social context of their creation, yet they were made by individuals who contributed greatly to the foundations of early Chines...(展开全部)

本书是研究中国汉代手工艺匠人的学术著作，书中讲到的早期中国，指的是我国历史上的汉朝。 早期中国最为著名的是流传下来的璀璨夺目的手工艺品。这些兵马俑、镀金青铜灯及其他中国发掘出来的古代艺术品，常常被人认为同创造它们的社会经济背景无关联，然而，这些艺术品是由对早期中国的社会和经济做出重大贡献的人创造出来的。在本书中，作者把历史分析、碑文分析和考古分析结合起来，对中国流金溢彩的手工艺品和碑刻及其创作者，重新进行了深入地研究。作者认为，对出土文物的研究比发掘更难。 本书首次叙述了一部深刻的中国早期手工艺匠人的社会史。手工匠人是怎么生活的? 怎么学徒的？手艺工匠是自由人吗？手工艺品是谁做的？他/她为什么做这个艺术品？是怎么做出来的？怎么卖掉的或者怎么辗转落入他人之手的？在这富于吸引力和启发性的分析中，作者从多方面探讨了这些手工艺匠人的生活和劳作生涯。首先，分析...(展开全部)

In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China experienced far greater access to political information than suggested by the blunt measures of control and censorship employed by modern Chinese regimes. A tenuous partnership between the court and the dynamic commercial publishing enterprises of late imperial China enabled the publication of gazettes in a wide range of print and manuscri...(展开全部)

In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China experienced far greater access to political information than suggested by the blunt measures of control and censorship employed by modern Chinese regimes. A tenuous partnership between the court and the dynamic commercial publishing enterprises of late imperial China enabled the publication of gazettes in a wide range of print and manuscri...(展开全部)

Challenging monolithic modern narratives about 'Chinese science', Daniel Patrick Morgan examines the astral sciences in China c.221 BCE–750 CE as a study in the disunities of scientific cultures and the narratives by which ancients and moderns alike have fought to instil them with a sense of unity. The book focuses on four unifying 'legends' recounted by contemporary subjects: ...(展开全部)

A study that makes use of an interdisciplinary approach to challenge traditional theories of state formation in China and promote debate on early Chinese history. Analyzing data from archaeology, geology, cultural geography, ethnohistory and ancient texts, the authors show how the procurement of key external resources - especially metal and salt - drove the dynamics of state fo...(展开全部)