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The Ancient State of Puyo in Northeast Asia: Archaeology and Historical Memory
Mark E. Byington
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Hardback. Mark E. Byington explores the formation, history, and legacy of ancient Puyo, the earliest archaeologically attested state to arise in northeastern Asia. He discusses how the legacy of Puyo contributed to modes of statecraft of later northeast Asian states and provided a basis for a developing historiographical tradition on the Korean peninsula. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJF; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Mark E. Byington explores the formation, history, and legacy of the ancient state of Puyo, which existed in central Manchuria from the third century BCE until the late fifth century CE. As the earliest archaeologically attested state to arise in northeastern Asia, Puyo occupies an important place in the history of that region. Nevertheless, until now its history and culture have been rarely touched upon in scholarly works in any language. The present volume, utilizing recently discovered archaeological materials from Northeast China as well as a wide variety of historical records, explores the social and political processes associated with the ... Read more
Mark E. Byington explores the formation, history, and legacy of the ancient state of Puyo, which existed in central Manchuria from the third century BCE until the late fifth century CE. As the earliest archaeologically attested state to arise in northeastern Asia, Puyo occupies an important place in the history of that region. Nevertheless, until now its history and culture have been rarely touched upon in scholarly works in any language. The present volume, utilizing recently discovered archaeological materials from Northeast China as well as a wide variety of historical records, explores the social and political processes associated with the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
953g
Number of Pages
375
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674737198
SKU
V9780674737198
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About Mark E. Byington
Mark E. Byington is Project Director of the Early Korea Project at the Korea Institute, Harvard University, and President and Program Director of the Cambridge Institute for the Study of Korea.
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