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Ancient Egypt and Early China Anthony J. Barbieri-Low

Ancient Egypt and Early China von Anthony J. Barbieri-Low

Ancient Egypt and Early China Anthony J. Barbieri-Low

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Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture Anthony J. Barbieri-Low

The first comparative study of these two early empires

Although they existed more than a millennium apart, the great civilizations of New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 15481086 BCE) and Han dynasty China (206 BCE220 CE) shared intriguing similarities. Both were centered around major, flood-prone riversthe Nile and the Yellow Riverand established complex hydraulic systems to manage their power. Both spread their territories across vast empires that were controlled through warfare and diplomacy and underwent periods of radical reform led by charismatic rulersthe heretic king Akhenaten and the vilified reformer Wang Mang. Universal justice was dispensed through courts, and each empire was administered by bureaucracies staffed by highly trained scribes who held special status. Egypt and China each developed elaborate conceptions of an afterlife world and created games of fate that facilitated access to these realms.

This groundbreaking volume offers an innovative comparison of these two civilizations. Through a combination of textual, art historical, and archaeological analyses, Ancient Egypt and Early China reveals shared structural traits of each civilization as well as distinctive features.

Ancient Egypt and Early China Bewertungen

"[A} trail-blazing work that will inspire more comparative studies, whether or not between Egypt and China, for the author has demonstrated the exciting result and the rich potential of comparative history."

* Journal of Chinese History *

"[T]hought-provoking and challenging, and it certainly will encourage further research. Indeed, Barbieri-Lows work is an important step in Sino-Egyptian studies."

* American Journal of Archaeology *

"This is a book of great integrity. Solidly grounded in primary sources and informed by voluminous secondary scholarship in all relevant European languages, it is innovative in its approach, strong on analysis, and very engagingly written: a true masterpiece. It must be read by anyone interested in either China or Egypt or in comparative ancient historiography."

* Journal of Anthropological Research *

"Far too much history is written with an ideographic lens, looking at one state or people in isolation from others. It is only the nomothetic lens that allows us to discern difference and novelty. Barbieri-Low has risen to the challenge, producing a first-rate comparison of two great ancient states that hopefully will inspire similar approaches."

* Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs *

Über Anthony J. Barbieri-Low

Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. Marissa Stevens is assistant director of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Chronology of China

Chronology of Egypt

Introduction

1. The Landscapes of the Nile and Yellow River

2. Empire and Diplomacy

3. Akhenaten, Wang Mang, and the Limits of Reform

4. Legal Principles and the Administration of Justice

5. Scribal Culture in Life and Death

6. Providing a Model Afterlife (coauthored with Marissa A. Stevens)

7. Gaming the Way to Paradise

Epilogue

Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms

Glossary of Egyptian Names and Terms

Notes

Works Cited

Index

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR013777474
9780295748894
0295748893
Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture Anthony J. Barbieri-Low
Anthony J. Barbieri-Low
Ancient Egypt and Early China
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University of Washington Press
2021-07-17
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