Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty - Paperback
by Qian Sima
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Availability:In StockContributor:Qian Sima, Burton WatsonAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1996-02-15Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231081696ISBN-10:231081693UPC:9780231081696Book Category:History, Social Science, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Asia, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, JournalismBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SCB5B0N5WE
Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His Shiji, or Records of the Grand Historian, documents the history of China and its neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231081696ISBN-10:231081693UPC:9780231081696Book Category:History, Social Science, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Asia, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, JournalismBook Topic:ChinaSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SCB5B0N5WE
Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.
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