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| Author | Olga Gorodetskaya |
|---|---|
| Language | Chinese |
| Subject | History of early China |
| Publisher | Shanghai Chinese Classics Publishing House |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | People's Republic of China |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 547 |
| ISBN | 978-7-5325-6759-1 |
| Preceded by | Benevolence and the Mandate of Heaven |
| Followed by | Spirits of Heaven and Ways of Heaven & Earth |
Xia, Shang, Zhou Dynasties: From Myths to Historical Facts is a book by a Taiwan-based Russian history professor Olga Gorodetskaya. It touches upon several predominant theories regarding Ancient China's earliest dynasties, namely Xia dynasty, Shang dynasty and Zhou dynasty, and tries to present archaeological evidence that those theories are in fact myths originated in early Chinese historical works, which resemble hagiographies and have little basis in reality on the ground. The book and as a result its author are a subject of considerable controversy within the Sinological academia, especially so within the People's Republic of China.
References
- 赵柏熹. 中华文明起源于长江流域？犹太裔汉学家这样解读. 凤凰网.国学.
- "中国文明的源头是北方还是南方-中华读书报-光明网". epaper.gmw.cn. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- "Summary of Xia, Shang, Zhou Dynasties: from Myths to Historical".
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