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Two - The Lives of Shovels, Vessels, and Bells in Early South China

Memory, Ritual, and the Power of Destination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2018

Francis Allard
Affiliation:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Yan Sun
Affiliation:
Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania
Kathryn M. Linduff
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
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Memory and Agency in Ancient China
Shaping the Life History of Objects
, pp. 50 - 71
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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