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Urban Development Over the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods

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Introduction to the Urban History of China

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The Spring and Autumn and Warring States period was the period of transition between slavery and feudalism in China. The urban development reflected the great changes of economic society over this period.

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  1. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Chonglan Fu

  2. Criminology College, People’s Public Security University of China, Beijing, China

    Wenming Cao

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Fu, C., Cao, W. (2019). Urban Development Over the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. In: Introduction to the Urban History of China. China Connections. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8207-9_8

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