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YAO, A., The Ancient Highlands of Southwest China. From the Bronze Age to the Han Empire. Oxford University Press, 2018. 284p. Paperback. Series: Oxford Studies in the Archaeology of Ancient States. ...a groundbreaking work in disentangling the complex history that is often clouded by a center-dominated narrative. It is a crucial theoretical contribution to the field...Her innovative anthropological approach...will contribute to revolutionizing our understanding of transmitted texts (e.g., bronze inscriptions) as the study of them often is often constrained by the text and its immediate archaeological contexts. It will also be valuable in the research of Bronze Age cultures and interactions in the central and marginal areas across China...There is thus no doubt that themethodologies and theories will be extremely influential to related fields. Beyond this, this book is also a great effort echoing James Scott's (2011) research on the peripheral societies and their significant role in the making of history. Yijie Zhuang, American Anthropologist (Publisher's information). € 53.66 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780190882341