Ancient Egypt and Early China : State, Society, and Culture /

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"Although they existed more than a millennium apart, the great civilizations of New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 1548-1086 BCE) and Han dynasty China (206 BCE-220 CE) shared intriguing similarities. Both were centered around major, flood-prone rivers--the Nile and the Yellow River-and established complex...

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Main Author: Barbieri-Low, Anthony J. (Anthony Jerome), 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Han Dynasty (China)
Comparative civilization.
Civilization, Ancient.
Civilization.
Egypt.
China.
China > History > Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
China > Civilization > 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
Egypt > History > New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The landscapes of the Nile and Yellow River
  • Empire and diplomacy
  • Akhenaten, Wang Mang, and the limits of reform
  • Legal principles and the administration of justice
  • Scribal culture in life and death
  • Providing a model afterlife / Anthony J. Barbieri Low, Marissa A. Stevens
  • Gaming the way to paradise
  • Epilogue.

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