The pivot of the four quarters : a preliminary enquiry into the origins and character of the ancient Chinese city / Paul Wheatley.

Main entry:

Wheatley, Paul, author.

Title & Author:

The pivot of the four quarters : a preliminary enquiry into the origins and character of the ancient Chinese city / Paul Wheatley.

Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1971.

Description:

xix, 603 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Part One: The City in Ancient China -- Ch 1. The Genesis of the City in China -- Ch 2. The Diffusion of Urban Life in Ancient China -- Part Two: The Early Chinese City in Comparative Perspective -- Ch 3. The Nature of the Ceremonial Center -- Ch 4. The Urban Character of the Ceremonial Complex -- Ch 5. The Ancient Chinese City as a Cosmo-Magical Symbol.

ISBN:

0852241747 (hardback)
9780852241745 (hardback)

Subject:

Cities and towns China History.
Cities and towns, Ancient China.
Villes Chine Histoire.
Villes antiques Chine.
Cities and towns.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Geschichte
Stadt
China History 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
Chine Histoire 221 av. J.-C.-960.
China.
Chine 221-207 av. J.-C. (Dynastie des Qin)

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 119291
Call No.: W11780; ID:86-B4157
Status: Available

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