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By the 15th century BC the valley of Hwang Ho was dominated by a palace-based military caste which owed its supremacy to a monopoly of bronze-working techniques among a still mainly Stone Age population. To the Shang Dynasty, war was a means of legitimising the power of their new aristocracy. This fascinating volume by C. J.
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Ancient Chinese Armies, 1500 B.C.-200 B.C., Kate Peers
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- 1990
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- Title
- Ancient Chinese Armies, 1500 B.C.-200 B.C.
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kate Peers
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publisher
- 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0850459427
- ISBN13
- 9780850459425
- Category
- Social sciences, History
- Description
- By the 15th century BC the valley of Hwang Ho was dominated by a palace-based military caste which owed its supremacy to a monopoly of bronze-working techniques among a still mainly Stone Age population. To the Shang Dynasty, war was a means of legitimising the power of their new aristocracy. This fascinating volume by C. J.