The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Olivia MilburnSeries:Sinica LeidensiaTheme:Cultural Region/Asian, Cultural Region/Middle EasternPublish date:1/14/2016Pages:486
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004309371ISBN-10:9004309373UPC:9789004309371Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, Military, PoliticalSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.94Product ID:SCQ0JGW9C1
The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan is the biography of the most important statesmen and political thinkers of the Eastern Zhou dynasty China: Yan Ying (d. 500 BCE). Living through an exceptionally troubled period, he served three rulers and two dictators of the state of Qi, in Shandong Province. His experiences informed his revolutionary theories concerning the relationship between the individual and the state.
Long considered to be a forgery, recent archaeological discoveries have proved the Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan to be a genuinely ancient text. This book provides not only the first complete translation of the text into any Western language, but a detailed analysis of the context in which it was produced.
Long considered to be a forgery, recent archaeological discoveries have proved the Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan to be a genuinely ancient text. This book provides not only the first complete translation of the text into any Western language, but a detailed analysis of the context in which it was produced.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004309371ISBN-10:9004309373UPC:9789004309371Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, Military, PoliticalSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:0.94Product ID:SCQ0JGW9C1
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