Prehistoric societies on the northern frontiers of China : archaeological perspectives on identity formation and economic change during the first millennium BCE

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Introduction The Seeds of the New Order: How East Asia Changed During the Period Between 1100-600 BCE Outline of the Book Chapter Two. Charting the Change: What Can We Learn from the Archaeological Record About Changes that Occurred Between 1100-600 BCE. Geographical Background Naming the People of the Northern Zone: Can it be done and is it Important? Continuity or Change? The Archaeological Data of the Northern Zone Ceramics and Artifacts of Daily Use Metallurgy Habitation Sites and Settlement Patterns Burial Practices and Ceremonial Expressions Conclusions: Dimensions of Continuity and Change Chapter Three. Is it the Economy? Economic and Political Processes in the Northern Zone. Changes of Consumption Behavior Changes of Production Strategies External Models for Economic Change: The Magnitude of Climatic Change and its Effect on Economic Adaptation Social Models for the Genesis of Pastoralism in the Northern Zone Chapter Four. Symbols and Identity: The Drawing of Mental Boundaries The Archaeology of Identity: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations The Symbols and Identities of the People of the Northern Zone Prestige and Gender Identities: Identifying Identities through Statistical Analysis of Burial Data Ethnic-like Identity and the Analysis of Individual Graves. The Construction and Manipulation of Social Identity During the first Millennium BCE (Why now, Why so much?) Chapter Five. Local, Regional and Global: Interaction Spheres and Social Change Attitudes towards the Study of Ancient Interactions among Societies in China and the Eurasian Steppe Ancient Interactions and their Effects: Theories Relating to the Interactions in the Pre-Modern World. Archaeological Evidence of Inter-Society Interactions during the Second and First Millennia BCE Evidence of Early Interactions Evidence of Interactions during the Late Third and Early Second Millennia BCE Evidence of Interactions During the Late Second and First Half of the First Millennia BCE The Global and the Local: Long-Range Interactions and Social Change in the Northern Zone. Migration Trade World System and Center-Periphery Models Interaction and Identity Chapter Six. Conclusions: Archaeological versus Historical Perspectives on Processes during the first half of the first Millennium BCE and Beyond Bibliography

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