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 | Art, Myth, and Ritual: The Path to Political Authority in Ancient China (1st Edition) by Kwang-Chih Chang, Kc Chang Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1988 ISBN-10: 0-674-04808-3 / 0674048083 ISBN-13: 978-0-674-04808-9 / 9780674048089 A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. Questioning Marx’s concept of an “Asiatic” mode of production, Wittfogel’s “hydraulic hypothesis,” and cultural-materialist theories on the importan | |