Roles of weapons: significance, identity and value in Anyang late Shang (c. 1200-1050 b.C.) society China

<p>Weapons of the late Shang (c.1200-1050 B.C.), characterised by their frequent discovery and various forms and materials, have often been dogmatically deciphered as either symbolic signifiers or representing military equipment. Adopting an object biographical approach, the main objective of...

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Main Author: Cao, Q
Other Authors: Rawson, J
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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