Table of Contents

Contents

1. Acknowledgements
2. List of Figures
3.
4. Early States: Theoretical Models and Applictions
5. Searching for the Early State in China: Erlitou
6. The Natural Landscape: Resources and Transport Routes
7. The Erlitou State: Centralization and Territorial Expansion
8. Erligang State Centralization: The Core
9. Erligang State Expansion: The Periphery
10. The Political-Economic Landscape of Early States: Modelling Centre-Periphery Relations
11. Notes
12. Bibliography
13. Glossary
14. Index