People Between the Rivers - The Rise and Fall of a Bronze Drum Culture, 200750 Ce

This fundamental study provides the first comprehensive history of the lands between the Red and Pearl Rivers in southern China and the people who lived there over a span of a thousand years. Bringing to life the mysterious early people known as Li and Lao who inhabited the area, Churchman explores their custom of casting large bronze kettledrums.

List of contents

List of Maps and Tables
Acknowledgements
Note on Transcription and Referencing Systems
Table of Chinese Dynasties
Introduction
Chapter One: Digging up Drums
Chapter Two: The Two Rivers and the Lands Between-a Geographical Outline
Chapter Three: Why are the Li and Lao?-The shifting meanings of Ethnonyms
Chapter Four: 'Masters of their Small Domains'-Local and Imported Traditions of Leadership
Chapter Five: 'To Overawe the Li and Lao'-Attempts at Military Conquest
Chapter Six: Gold, Silver, Snakes and Slaves: Highland-Lowland Trade Relations
Chapter Seven: 'Last of the Bronze Drum Chiefs'-The Rise and Fall of the Great Families
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography

About the author

Catherine Churchman is a lecturer in the Asian Studies Programme in the School of Languages and Cultures at Victoria University, Wellington.

Summary

This fundamental study provides the first comprehensive history of the lands between the Red and Pearl Rivers in southern China and the people who lived there over a span of a thousand years. Bringing to life the mysterious early people known as Li and Lao who inhabited the area, Churchman explores their custom of casting large bronze kettledrums.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Churchman, Churchman Catherine
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.09.2016
• EAN: 9781442258600
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5860-0
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives; Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / China, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, CE period up to c 1500, Social and cultural anthropology, Ancient History, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory