{"product_id":"art-myth-and-ritual-the-path-to-political-authority-in-ancient-china-paperback","title":"Art, Myth and Ritual: The Path to Political Authority in Ancient China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. C. Chang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. Questioning Marx's concept of an \"Asiatic\" mode of production, Wittfogel's \"hydraulic hypothesis,\" and cultural-materialist theories on the importance of technology, K. C. Chang builds an impressive counterargument, one which ranges widely from recent archaeological discoveries to studies of mythology, ancient Chinese poetry, and the iconography of Shang food vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 5.93 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509478539485,"sku":"9780674048089","price":62.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/T1Z4V2hpc3dOaEI1VmNmUDIvMTYvUT09.webp?v=1772115382","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/art-myth-and-ritual-the-path-to-political-authority-in-ancient-china-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}