Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty, Volume 2 - Paperback
by Qian Sima
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Availability:In StockContributor:Qian Sima, Burton Watson (Translator)Series:Records of Civilization, Sources and Studies #65Audience:Young AdultPublish date:1996-02-15Pages:505
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231081672ISBN-10:231081677UPC:9780231081672Book Category:History, Social Science, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Asia, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, JournalismBook Topic:ChinaSize:9.01 x 6.05 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.8607Product ID:SC6M5GMKVA
Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty, Volume 2
This second volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China's Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan's (1783-1837) words, He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the...
Series: Records of Civilization, Sources and Studies #65
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231081672ISBN-10:231081677UPC:9780231081672Book Category:History, Social Science, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Asia, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, JournalismBook Topic:ChinaSize:9.01 x 6.05 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.8607Product ID:SC6M5GMKVA
Burton Watson is a renowned translator of Chinese and Japanese literature and an Adjunct Professor of Chinese and Japanese at Columbia University. His recent translations include Ryokan: Zen-Monk Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry. He lives in Japan.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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