The Ancient State of Puyŏ in Northeast Asia: Archaeology and

The Ancient State of Puyŏ in Northeast Asia: Archaeology and Historical Memory (Harvard East Asian Monographs)

Mark E. Byington explores the formation, history, and legacy of the ancient state of PuyÅ, 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, PuyÅ 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 formation and development of the PuyÅ state, and discusses how the historical legacy of PuyÅâ€•its historical memoryâ€•contributed to modes of statecraft of later northeast Asian states and provided a basis for a developing historiographical tradition on the Korean peninsula. Byington focuses on two major aspects of state formation: as a social process leading to the formation of a state-level polity called PuyÅ, and as a political process associated with a variety of devices intended to assure the stability and perpetuation of the inegalitarian social structures of several early states in the Korea-Manchuria region.
Country USA
Brand Harvard University Press
Manufacturer Harvard University Asia Center
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780674737198
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780674737198
ReleaseDate 2016-10-17

Country	USA
Brand	Harvard University Press
Manufacturer	Harvard University Asia Center
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780674737198
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780674737198
ReleaseDate	2016-10-17

The Ancient State of Puyŏ in Northeast Asia: Archaeology and Historical Memory (Harvard East Asian Monographs)

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