The Yellow River valley of China, during the period ca. 7000-1500, saw the transformation of egalitarian societies into stratified chiefdoms giving rise to early states. This book examines that transformation, emphasizing the interplay of many factors affecting these processes, such as climatic fluctuation, population movements, inter-group competition, warfare, and long-distance exchange of valuables.

The Yellow River valley of China, during the period ca. 7000-1500, saw the transformation of egalitarian societies into stratified chiefdoms giving rise to early states. This book examines that transformation, emphasizing the interplay of many factors affecting these processes, such as climatic fluctuation, population movements, inter-group competition, warfare, and long-distance exchange of valuables.

A study that makes use of an interdisciplinary approach to challenge traditional theories of state formation in China and promote debate on early Chinese history. Analyzing data from archaeology, geology, cultural geography, ethnohistory and ancient texts, the authors show how the procurement of key external resources - especially metal and salt - drove the dynamics of state formation in early China in the period of 1800-1400BC.

This publication aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of tertiary education in China. It is the result of a partnership established between the World Bank and the Shanghai Jiao Tong Universitys Graduate School of Education to collect and disseminate information on higher education in the China. Inspired by the OECDs annual "Education at a Glance" publication, it presents data collected from several sources, including statistical publications such as the National Statistics on Education Yearbook and other statistical yearbooks, government authorities such as the Chinese...

This publication aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of tertiary education in China. It is the result of a partnership established between the World Bank and the Shanghai Jiao Tong Universitys Graduate School of Education to collect and disseminate information on higher education in the China. Inspired by the OECDs annual "Education at a Glance" publication, it presents data collected from several sources, including statistical publications such as the National Statistics on Education Yearbook and other statistical yearbooks, government authorities such as the Chinese...

Diese Studie hat durch eine gründliche Analyse des Inhalts, der Form, der Sprache und der Komik von Carl Sternheims Komödien von 1910 bis 1920 eine genuin expressionistische Komödie festgestellt. Anhand der Darstellung ihrer antiklassischen Form und antiethischen Konzeption wird diese Komödie als ein fester Bestandteil der avantgardistischen Moderne erwiesen. Durch einen Vergleich mit anderen deutschen Komödien wird ihre Affinität zum Typ der ernsten Komödie und zur Tragikomödie aufgezeigt.