1.The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective (The Cult
ure & Civilization of China), by K.C. Chang, Xu Pingfang, Sarah Allan (Editor)
, Yale University Press (23 August, 2003) .
Palaeolithic sites from one million years ago, Neolithic sites with extraord
inary jade and ceramic artefacts, excavated tombs and palaces of the Zhou and
Shang dynasties - all these are part of the archaeological riches of China. Th
is is a survey of China's archaeological remains, in the process rewriting the
early history of the world's most enduring civilization. Scholars from China
and America show how archaeological evidence proves that Chinese culture did n
ot spread from a single central area, as has previously been assumed, but emer
ged out of geographically diverse, interacting Neolithic cultures. Taking us i
nto the great archaeological finds of the past 100 years - tombs, temples, pal
aces, cities - they seek to shed light on many aspects of Chinese life. Featur
ing hundreds of reproductions of archaeological discoveries, this should be a
useful resource for anyone interested in Chinese antiquity.
百萬年前的舊石器時代遺址、有著驚人玉器和陶器製品的新石器時代遺址，和從商、周朝
掘出的墓葬與宮殿——所有這些都屬於中國的考古寶藏。本書綜覽中國的考古遺存，而這
些遺存仍在繼續改寫世上最恆久之文明的早期歷史。來自中國與美國的學者在書中解說，
考古證據如何證明中國文化並非如先前所假設、是從單一中心區域向外擴散；而是從地理
上互異而互動的新石器文化中浮現。他們藉著帶領我們進入過去百年來偉大的考古發現，
包括墓葬、宗廟、宮殿和城市，進而解釋了中國生活的許多方面。本書以上百個考古發現
的翻拍為特色，對於任何對中國古代感到興趣的人，將會是個有用的資源。
2.State Formation in Early China (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology Series), by Li
Liu, Xingcan Chen, Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd (29 August, 2003) .
A study that makes use of an interdisciplinary approach to challenge traditi
onal theories of state formation in China and promote debate on early Chinese
history. Analyzing data from archaeology, geology, cultural geography, ethnohi
story 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.
這是個運用跨學科取徑來挑戰過去中國國家形成之理論的研究，並促進討論中國早期的
歷史。作者分析的資料來自考古學、地理學、文化地理學、民族史和古代文獻，他表示，
如何取得關鍵的外部資源—包括鐵和鹽，是推動中國早期在西元前1800-1400年間國家成
形的動力。
3.Ancient China and its Enemies : The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian Hist
ory, by Nicola Di Cosmo,Cambridge University Press; (November 30, 2003)
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Relations between Inner Asian nomads and Chinese are a continuous theme throug
hout Chinese history, reaching particularly dramatic dimensions with the Mongo
l (1279-1368) and Manchu (1644-1912) conquests. Nicola Di Cosmo's study is par
t of a wave of new, revisionist scholarship made possible by important recent
archaeological findings in China, Mongolia, and Central Asia that can now be c
ompared to the historical record. In Ancient China and Its Nomadic Enemies, Di
Cosmo explores the origins of the cultural and political tensions along China
's northern frontiers through the first millennium B.C. Di Cosmo places the ri
se of pastoral nomadism to the North of China within the context of a larger p
henomenon rising from the steppes of Central Asia. In doing so, he analyzes th
e ethnic, cultural, and political frontiers between nomads and Chinese and con
siders the cultural perceptions of "others" within a historical context. Di Co
smo assesses the work of Ssu-ma Ch'ien, the "Grand Historian" who wrote the fi
rst narrative of the northern nomads in Chinese history, by scrutinizing his m
otives, methods, and interpretation. Ancient China and Its Nomadic Enemies's n
ew interpretation of well-known historical events will intrigue ancient histor
y scholars, China historians, and archaeologists. Nicola Di Cosmo is Lecturer
of Chinese History at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zeala
nd. Until recently, he was Associate Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian Hist
ory in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard Uni
versity. He has published articles in a number of academic journals and is the
Book Review Editor for the Inner Asia section of the Journal of Asian Studies
and Editor in Charge of the Inner Asian section of the Journal of East Asian
Archaeology.
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