{"product_id":"archaeology-of-asia-9781405102131","title":"Archaeology of Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Comprises fifteen chapters by some of the world's foremost Asia archaeologists.  * Sheds light on the most compelling aspects of Asian archaeology, from the earliest evidence of plant domestication to the emergence of states and empires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Miriam Stark has performed a monumental service to global archaeology by selecting the most important cross-cultural themes in Asian archaeology and many of the most innovative writers to discuss them.” \u003ci\u003eGina L. Barnes,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Durham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Offering remarkable coverage of the world’s largest continent, Stark has created an outstanding book that should be required reading for any archaeologist or historian interested in Asia.” \u003ci\u003eJohn Olsen,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Arizona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume is the seventh in the series \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Studies in Global Archaeology,\u003c\/i\u003e a series intended to cover the central areas of undergraduate archaeological teaching. While this is certainly a sustainable market for the series, this particular volume presents an overview and depth that will also, and perhaps more so, be a welcome addition to the libraries of postgraduate and research archaeologists ... Stark has assembled a valuable resource made all the more useful by not shying away from the scholarly and national politics reflected in so much Asian Archaeology\" \u003ci\u003eAustralian Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Editors' Preface vii  \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Contextualizing an Archaeology of Asia 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiriam T. Stark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Contexts of Asian Archaeology 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Some National, Regional, and Political Uses of Archaeology in East and Southeast Asia 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan C. Glover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Archaeology in the Two Koreas 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah M. Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Self-Identification in the Modern and Post-Modern World and Archaeological Research: A Case Study from Japan 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKoji Mizoguchi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Formative Developments 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 East Asian Plant Domestication 77\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary W. Crawford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Asian Farming Diasporas? Agriculture, Languages, and Genes in China and Southeast Asia 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Bellwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Emergence and Development of Complex Asian Systems 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Early Communities in East Asia: Economic and Sociopolitical Organization at the Local and Regional Levels 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne P. Underhill and Junko Habu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Sociopolitical Change from Neolithic to Bronze Age China 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLi Liu and Xingcan Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Marks and Labels: Early Writing in Neolithic and Shang China 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid N. Keightley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Secondary State Formation and the Development of Local Identity: Change and Continuity in the State of Qin (770–221 B.C.) 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGideon Shelach and Yuri Pines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Crossing Boundaries and Ancient Asian States 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Frontiers and Boundaries:The Han Empire from its Southern Periphery 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancis Allard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 States on Horseback:The Rise of Inner Asian Confederations and Empires 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Honeychurch and Chunag Amartuvshin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Historicizing Foraging in South Asia: Power, History, and Ecology of Holocene Hunting and Gathering 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen D. Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Axial Age in South Asia: The Archaeology of Buddhism (500 B.C.–A.D. 500) 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHimanshu Prabha Ray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Imperial Landscapes of South Asia 324\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarla M. Sinopoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 350\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407837307223,"sku":"9781405102131","price":39.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405102131.jpg?v=1730500693","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/archaeology-of-asia-9781405102131","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}