Success of the International Symposium on ‘Theories and Methods for Studies of the Origin of States’
Journal Title: Social Evolution & History - Year 2016, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
On November 14–15, 2015, the international symposium on ‘Theories and Methods for Studies of the Origin of States’ was held in Gucun Park Hotel, Shanghai. The symposium was co-organized by Research Center on Ancient Civilizations and History Department of Shanghai University, assisted by Pre-Qin History Research Association of China and Editorial Of-fice of Academic Monthly.
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Xie Weiyang
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