Description: Three archeological discoveries that reorient scholarship on early chinese civilization.
Brief description: Edward L. Shaughnessy is the Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor in Early Chinese Studies at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous books including Imprints of Kinship: Studies of Recently Discovered Bronze Inscriptions from Ancient China (The Chinese University Press, 2017) and Unearthing the Changes: Recently Discovered Manuscripts of the Yi Jing (I Ching) and Related Texts (Columbia University Press, 2014).
Review Quotes: Unearthing the Chances will appeal to the archeologist in everybody... Beautifully designed... Shaughnessy's attention to detail is admirable, and makes this an essential book for those interested in the history of the I Ching.-- "Contemplating IChing"