书名：Many Worlds Under One Heaven: Material Culture, Identity, and Power in the Northern Frontiers of the Western Zhou, 1045–771 BCE / 天下一统多世界：西周（公元前1045—前771年）北疆的物质文化、认同与权力
定价：530.0
ISBN：9780231198424
作者：Yan Sun
版次：1
出版时间：2022-07

内容提要：
书名：Many Worlds Under One Heaven: Material Culture, Identity, and Power in the Northern Frontiers of the Western Zhou, 1045-771 BCE / 一穹之下众世界：西周北方边疆的物质文化、身份与权力，公元前1045–771年
作者：Yan Sun (孙岩)
出版社：Columbia University Press，2021年
装帧：精装，336页
语种：英文
尺寸：约 16.5*24.2 cm

ISBN：978-0-2311-9842-4

简介
约公元前十一世纪中叶，周人推翻了统治中国北方与中部大部分地区的商朝。在接下来的三个世纪中，周朝将其政治控制范围大幅扩展至商朝疆域之外。为了证明其征服与扩张的正当性，周人引入了一套以“天命”为核心的政治意识形态，将周天子描绘为自文明中心治理边疆的统治者。当代学术界往往仍沿袭这种中心-边缘视角，强调周代的文化同化与政治整合。然而，近年的考古发现揭示了一幅更为复杂的图景。
《一穹之下众世界》通过对大量新出土材料（包括墓葬、青铜器铭文及其他器物）的分析，为西周时期政治与文化变迁提供了新的视角。孙岩挑战了以周为中心的叙事，转而以边疆为焦点，强调多方参与者的作用。她揭示了西周北方边疆身份建构与权力关系的复杂性，提出边疆地区应被视为一个协商之地，见证了文化融合与实验。本书重新审视了中国文明形成的关键时期，动摇了中心-边缘模型，揭示了早期中国身份认同的多样性与灵活性。

In the mid-eleventh century BCE, the Zhou overthrew the Shang, a dynastic power that had dominated much of northern and central China. Over the next three centuries, they would extend the borders of their political control significantly beyond those of the Shang. The Zhou introduced a political ideology centered on the Mandate of Heaven to justify their victory over the Shang and their territorial expansion, portraying the Zhou king as ruling the frontier from the center of civilization. Present-day scholarship often still adheres to this core-periphery perspective, emphasizing cultural assimilation and political integration during Zhou rule. However, recent archaeological findings present a more complex picture.

Many Worlds Under One Heaven analyzes a wide range of newly excavated materials to offer a new perspective on political and cultural change under the Western Zhou. Examining tombs, bronze inscriptions, and other artifacts, Yan Sun challenges the Zhou-centered view with a frontier-focused perspective that highlights the roles of multiple actors. She reveals the complexity of identity construction and power relations in the northern frontiers of the Western Zhou, arguing that the border regions should be seen as a land of negotiation that witnessed cultural hybridization and experimentation. Rethinking a critical period for the formation of Chinese civilization, Many Worlds Under One Heaven unsettles the core-periphery model to reveal the diversity and flexibility of identity in early China.