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1 FALL 1975
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Early China
1 Fall 1975
Contents
EDITORAL STATEMENT .................................................................
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NEWS OF THE FIELD
ABSTRACTS
BOOKS AND ARTICLES
Oracle Inscription Materials Published 1970-1975
Stanley L. Mickel ...........................................................
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Itō Michiharu, Chūgoku kodai ōchō no keisei--shutsudo
shiryō o chūshin to suru inshūshi no kenkyū
David N. Keightley ..........................................................
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A Summary of Some Recent Wenwu and Kaogu Articles:
Mawangdui Tombs Two and Three
Jeffry K. Riegel ...........................................................
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A Summary of Recent Articles on the Chan-kuo ts'e
James I. Crump, Jr .........................................................
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DISSERTATIONS .................................................................
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MEETINGS ......................................................................
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ARTICLES
An Annotated Genealogy of the Royal Clan of Ch'u in the Ch'un Ch'iu Period
Barry B. Blakeley ..........................................................
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The Concept of Predetermination and Fate in the Han
Cho-yun Hsu ................................................................
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Divertissement in Western Han
Judith Magee Boltz .........................................................
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REVIEW ARTICLES
The Origins of the Ancient Chinese City: A Comment
David N. Keight1ey .........................................................
The Chinese Family in Han Times
Chun-sun Chang .............................................................
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS ......................................................
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ITEMS OF INTEREST .............................................................
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WORKS IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN LANGUAGES ..................................
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ADVERTISEMENTS ....................................................................
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© 1975 by The Society for the Study of Early China
The cover background is taken from the 1640 edition of
the Shih-chi, chüan 6:30b. It includes Ssu-ma Ch'ien's
observation that those who do not forget the past are
the masters of the future. Cover design: Robert A. Eustachy
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Editorial Statement
Great changes are taking place in early Chinese studies. The flood of recent archaeological
discoveries, the re-evaluation of the social roots of Confucianism and Legalism, the natural con­
cern on the part of a larger public to know more about the origins of one of history's great civilizations, all indicate the growing importance of the field in its own right. In addition, the
increasing sophistication of analytical techniques (archaeological, linguistic, anthropological,
art historical, etc.) and the increasingly important role that China is playing in cross-cultural
studies further indicate that early Chinese studies are entering a new stage in which communication
among scholars will be more necessary and fruitful than ever before.
Early China is a newsletter devoted to the dissemination of information and the testing of new
ideas in the fields of pre-historic, Shang, Chou, and Han China. It is the newsletter of the
Society for the Study of Early China which became the successor to the Society for the Study of
Pre-Han China in March, 1975. Early China will have a larger scope than the former Pre-Han news­
letter. It will include Han studies and, in addition to the usual section listing work in progress,
will include short articles or research papers. It is hoped to publish thoughtful book reviews as
well as what may be called the "Article Review," that is, a summary of recent articles on a parti­
cular theme which may also introduce the reviewer's own researches into the topic. There will be
an abstract section which will cover articles in Chinese and Japanese. Since the newsletter can
best serve as a forum for testing new ideas if readers respond to the articles, we hope that future
issues will contain a flourishing column for correspondence and debate. It has also been suggested
that one section of the newsletter might be devoted to job opportunities, not just in teaching, but
also in related areas such as museum work, publishing, etc.; information or notices about employment,
therefore, will be especially welcome. The health of the newsletter will depend upon your support.
The materials submitted may take virtually any form that the author wishes; they certainly should
not be limited to the categories that appear in this first issue.
Early China joins such specialized newsletters as Ch'ing-shih wen-t'i, the Sung Studies News­­
letter, Ming Studies, and the Chinese Republican Studies Newsletter. It appears at a time when
doubts about the function and future of established journals are being expressed (see Asian Studies
Professional Review 4, nos. 1 and 2 [fall-spring, 1974-1975]:11-13), when some journals have a two
to three year backlog of articles awaiting pub1ication, and when rising costs are increasing subscription prices prohibitively. There is clearly something to be said for paying $6.00 a year for
a newsletter which will publish short articles about current research relatively quickly, and that
will contain only materials fully relevant to one's special interests.
At present, we expect that Early China will be published annually in the fall of each year.
Research proceeds fairly slowly in the fields represented, but frequency of publication will depend
in part upon the volume of manuscript material received. Submission of many high quality articles
and notes might encourage us to publish two issues a year. The deadline for submission of manuscripts is July 1. Manuscripts for the next issue should be received by July 1, 1976. Material
for publication will be selected by the editor acting in consultation with the editorial board.
For romanization, we had originally planned to use pin-yin, but the delay by the People's Republic
of China this September in changing over to full use of pin-yin has led us to rely on "local
option." At the present, therefore, authors are asked to use Wade-Giles, Y. R. Chao's Gwoyeu
Romatzyh, or pin-yin.
Since the success of Early China will finally depend upon financial considerations, we should
like to describe our present condition. Thanks largely to a $250.00 grant from the Association for
Asian Studies (November, 1974) and a $600.00 grant from the Committee on Studies on Chinese Civilization of the American Council of Learned Societies (April, 1975), we had a balance of $976.46 as
of December 15, 1975. Printing and mailing costs will total approximately $1020.00. If we are to
produce a similar issue in 1976, it is essential that subscriptions at least recover the cost of
production and distribution. We are hoping for at least 200 subscriptions at $6.00. If we receive
less, our publication activities will be curtailed accordingly. Since it is highly unlikely that
we will receive any additional funding, the economic survival of the enterprise depends entirely on
the reader's response. If you feel that Early China merits support, that it can perform a useful
function in the field, let us urge you to use the order blank at the end of this issue and send in
your check for $6.00 or $12.00 by return mail. Please encourage your colleagues and libraries to
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do the same. Scholars outside the United States who find it difficult to send American currency
are invited to exchange their scholarly publications in return for a subscription to the journal.
(Those new members of the Society who have already paid their dues in advance need not pay at this
time. but they are asked to fill in the questionnaire and return it; otherwise they will not receive number 2.)
This is a first, experimental issue. We would greatly welcome your advice and criticisms, not
just about editorial policy and content, but also about such matters as format, typography, and page
design. EarLy China is a fledgling. With your care and guidance it can grow into a p'eng bird,
bearing us all on its thousand-li back as it wanders free and easy in the realms of scholarship.
Let us hear from you, let us have your support.
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Early China
EDITOR
David N. Keightley
University of California, Berkeley
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
SHANG
HAN
Stanley L. Mickel
Wittenberg University
Jack L. Dull
University of Washington, Seattle
Ken-ichi Takashima
University of British Columbia
Cho-yun Hs~u
WESTERN CHOU
Nancy Thompson Price
Institute of Fine Arts,
New York University
EASTERN CHOU
Barry B. Blakeley
Seton Hall University
Cho-yun Hsu
University of Pittsburgh
LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE
John S. Cikoski
Berkeley
University of California, ­
William G. Boltz
University of British Columbia
EPIGRAPHY
Gilbert L. Mattos
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Sydney Rosen
San Francisco, California
Published annually in the fall by
The Society for the Study of Early
China. The Society and the Editors
assume no responsibillty for the
views expressed by the authors in
the Society's publications.
The subscription rate is $6.00 per issue.
Checks should be made payable to
David N. Keightley, Department of
History, University of California,
Berkeley, California 94720.
Manuscripts and other material intended for publication should be sent to David N. Keightley
at the above address. They should be typed in duplicate, double-spaced on 8 1/2-by-ll-inch
white paper, the footnotes separated from the text. Characters should be written after the
romanization, but should not be included unless necessary. In matters of style, authors are
asked to follow A Manual of Style, 12th ed., rev. Chicago, University of Chicago Press,
1969, and, for Chinese and Japanese materials, the "Style Sheet for Publications of the
East Asian Research Center, Harvard University" (available from the East Asian Research
Center). To avoid editorial correspondence, contributors are urged to conform as closely
as possible to the printed format of this issue of Early China.
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