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The primary goal of this dissertation is to explore various possible interaction patterns between Erlitou and its neighboring regions through the approach of contextualization. Under the presupposition that Erlitou was the political center of ancient China, the interregional interaction between Erlitou and its neighboring regions were always interpreted as a "center-periphery" relationship. Instead of Erlitou-centered perspective, this dissertation attempts to adopt the approach of contextualization, investigating how the three main core areas in ancient China, namely the Henan Region in which Erlitou was located, as well as the Hedong Region and the Henei Region which were two major neighboring regions of Erlitou, interacted with each other during the second quarter of the second millennium BC. In the past, scholars put more emphasis on how the center influenced its peripheries. However, this dissertation will also investigate how the peripheries influenced the center and how peripheries interacted with each other. The approach of contextualizing exotic artifacts within local settings provides crucial insights, helping us to reexamine the interaction patterns between the Henan, Hedong, and Henei Regions. The research results reveal a highly complicated interaction network between these three regions during the Erlitou Period. First of all, the relationship between the Henan Region and the Henei Region was getting tense over time due to military conflicts. Besides, the Henei Region revealed a greater influence on the Henan Region. Second, the relationship between the Henan Region and the Hedong Region may have been marked by competition over the metal resources for casting bronze objects. However, the Henan Region seems to have displayed a greater influence on the Hedong Region. Finally, the relationship between the Hedong Region and the Henei Region seems to have been steady. Probably these two regions maintained a situation of peaceful coexistence for a long time in the Erlitou Period.

This book is a study of inter-ethnic political integration in multi-ethnic countries. The countries must attach importance to its inter-ethnic politics, exert necessary influence on it, form institutional arrangements for it, and construct its model, thus guiding its sound development.

"Today econometrics has been widely applied in the empirical study of economics. As an empirical science, econometrics uses rigorous mathematical and statistical methods for economic problems. Understanding the methodologies of both econometrics and statistics is a crucial departure for econometrics. The primary focus of this book is on providing an understanding of statistical properties behind econometric methods. Following the introduction in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 provides the methodological review of both econometrics and statistics in different periods since the 1930s. Chapters 3 and 4 explain the underlying theoretical methodologies for estimated equations in the simple regression and multiple regression models and discuss the debates about P-values in particular. This part of the book offers the reader a richer understanding of the methods of statistics behind the methodology of econometrics. The latter five chapters of the book are focused on the discussion of regression models using time series data, traditional causal econometric models and the latest statistical techniques. By concentrating on dynamic structural linear models like state-space models and the Bayesian approach, the book alludes to the fact that this methodological study is not only a science but also an art. This work serves as a handy reference book for anyone interested in econometrics, particularly in relevance to students, academic and business researchers in all quantitative analysis fields"--

Chapter 1 Experiencing "Gewu Zhizhi" -- Chapter 2 Learning "Saint Theory" -- Chapter 3 Proposing His "Philosophy of Mind" -- Chapter 4 Practicing His Military Thoughts -- Chapter 5 Pushing His Idea of Governance -- Chapter 6 Establishing His Philosophical System. .

"This book is a detailed study on the future development trends of China by well-known Chinese and foreign scholars. The emphasis is on the study of the development of relations between China and the world, from both the micro and macro points of view. Besides China's external relations, the authors also present succinctly the key problems that China encounters today."--Provided by publisher