Landscape and power in early China: the crisis and fall of the Western Zhou, 1045-771 BC

Abstract

Introduction 1. Foundation of the Western Zhou state: constructing the political space 2. Disorder and decline: the political crisis of the Western Zhou state 3. Enemies at the gate: the war against the Xianyun and the north-western frontier 4. The fall of the Western Zhou: partisan struggle and spatial collapse 5. The eastward migration: reconfiguring the Western Zhou state 6. The legacy of the Western Zhou Conclusion Appendices 1-3 Bibliography Indexes.