03240oam 2200553 450 991042703760332120210420151707.0981-15-6214-810.1007/978-981-15-6214-3(CKB)4100000011569159(MiAaPQ)EBC6387618(DE-He213)978-981-15-6214-3(EXLCZ)99410000001156915920210420d2020 uy 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReading of ShaÌ„ng inscriptions /Kuang Yu Chen [and three others]1st ed. 2020.Singapore :Springer,[2020]©20201 online resource (XIII, 558 p. 25 illus., 17 illus. in color.) 981-15-6213-X Includes bibliographical references.1 Gānzhī Cycle -- 2 The Millet Harvest -- 3 Fifteen Dogs -- 4 Rain in the First Month -- 5 Rain from the East -- 6 From Daybreak to Morning -- 7 Tricolored Clouds -- 8 Heavy Rain -- 9 Encounter Gusty Wind -- 10 Strong Gale. .This book introduces readers to oracle bone inscriptions (OBI), the oldest known form of Chinese writing. It presents 120 rubbings made from unearthed animal bones and turtle shells that the Shang royal court employed to record royal divinations 3500 years ago, covering topics ranging from ancestor worship, rituals, and astronomy to agriculture, war, and hunting. Each rubbing is accompanied by a graph-to-graph transcription, a translation and a detailed annotation. The book is intended for both general readers and scholars who are interested in ancient civilizations and Early China in particular, acquainting them not only with OBI graphs and the development of the Chinese writing system, but also the history of the Shang Dynasty. The didactic and tutorial format makes this book ideal for teaching and for self-learning. Sumerian, Egyptian, Chinese OBI and Mayan constitute the four pristine writing systems. Of these, only Chinese writing has remained logographic and survived to the present day. The study of OBI not only plays a pivotal role in connecting archaeology to history, but is also of great importance to the comparative study of the origin of writing and civilization. Though there are numerous books on Mayan and Egyptian hieroglyphs, there are very few on OBI; this book fills that gap.Shang dai jia gu Zhong Ying du benOracle bonesChinaHistorySigns and symbolsChinaHistoryCultural propertyChinaHistorical linguisticsChinaInscriptions, ChineseChinaHistoryChinaHistoryTo 1500Oracle bonesHistory.Signs and symbolsHistory.Cultural propertyHistorical linguisticsInscriptions, ChineseHistory.495.111Chen Guangyu1946-910501MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910427037603321Reading of ShaÌ„ng inscriptions2037820UNINA01898oam 2200421 a 450 991069718290332120230902161604.0(CKB)5470000002385080(OCoLC)586002518(EXLCZ)99547000000238508020100329d2010 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWarfighter support[electronic resource] continued actions needed by DOD to improve and institutionalize contractor support in contingency operations : testimony before the Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives /statement of William M. Solis[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2010]1 online resource (27 pages) illustrationsTestimony ;GAO-10-551TTitle from PDF title screen (GAO, viewed Mar. 29, 2010)."For release ... March 17, 2010."Includes bibliographical references.Background -- DOD continues to face challenges in providing management and oversight of contractors in ongoing operations -- While DOD has taken some actions to institutionalize operational contract support, much remains to be done -- Concluding observations.Testimony ;GAO-10-551T.Warfighter support Defense contractsUnited StatesDefense contractsSolis William M1380813United States.Congress.House.Committee on Appropriations.Subcommittee on Department of Defense.United States.Government Accountability Office.AWCAWCGPOBOOK9910697182903321Warfighter support3434407UNINA