The violence of war and sacrifice were not the antithesis of civilization at Shang Anyang, but rather its foundation.

Situated between myth and history, the Shang has been hailed both as China's first historical dynasty and as one of the world's primary civilizations. This book

Being, society and world : towards an inter-ontic approach : Shang civilization, historiography and early China -- Cities, states and civilizations -- Central p

The site of Anyang, the last capital of the Shang dynasty, dated to around 1200 to 1000 BCE, is one of the most important sources of knowledge about craft produ

This book provides new insight into the creation of the Chinese empire by examining the changing forms of permitted violence--warfare, hunting, sacrifice, punis