Journal article
China and the Steppe : reception and resistance
- Abstract:
- The early dynasties of central China, the Shang (c.1500-1046 BC) and the Zhou (1046-771 BC), were continually pressured by many diverse groups on the borders, who in turn were in contact with the steppe. In consequence central Chinese societies took over bronze casting, chariots in warfare and iron from the steppe through the borderlands. These were, however, developed within central Chinese systems, with high levels of production, serving China’s ritual and state traditions. Materials, such as gold, or items, such as the sword, which could not be adapted in this way, were not readily borrowed from the border peoples.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.15184/aqy.2016.276
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Antiquity More from this journal
- Volume:
- 91
- Issue:
- 356
- Pages:
- 375-388
- Publication date:
- 2017-04-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-06-23
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1745-1744
- ISSN:
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0003-598X
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pubs:631733
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pubs:631733
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631733
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2016-07-04
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- Copyright date:
- 2017
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- Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2016. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: [10.15184/aqy.2016.276].
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