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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Childs-Johnson, Elizabeth, editor.

Title: The Oxford handbook of early China / edited by Elizabeth Childs-Johnson.

Description: New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020025136 (print) | LCCN 2020025137 (ebook) | ISBN 9780199328369 (hardback) | ISBN 9780197523247 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: China—History—To 221 b.c.—Handbooks, manuals, etc. Classification: LCC DS741.62 .O94 2020 (print) | LCC DS741.62 (ebook) | DDC 931—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020025136

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020025137

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