{"product_id":"the-grand-scribes-records-volume-ii-the-basic-annals-of-the-han-dynasty-hardback-9780253039095","title":"The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume II; The Basic Annals of the Han Dynasty (Hardback) 9780253039095","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Grand Scribe's Records, Volume II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Basic Annals of the Han Dynasty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam H. Nienhauser Jr. (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253039095\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 June 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e414 pages, 5 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.812 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These volumes are most welcome. . . . The English translation has been done meticulously, with full scholarly apparatus. . . . These volumes are essential library additions.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[T]he Grand Scribe's Records volume 8 is a remarkable achievement and an interesting experiment in combining something resembling a traditional Chinese commentarial style with a Western scholarly context. . . . And, as with previous volumes, the intrepid beginner or the careful specialist will find volume 8 to be ahelpful aid to research on the Shiji.\"—\u003ci\u003eChina Review International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Nienhauser's new translation is scrupulously scholarly . . . the design of this series is nearly flawless. . . the translation itself is very precise.\"—\u003ci\u003eChinese Literature, Essays, Articles, Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of the ongoing annotated translation of Ssu-ma Ch'ien's Shih chi (The Grand Scribe's Records), widely acknowledged as the most important early Chinese history, contains the \"basic annals\" of five early Han-dynasty emperors. The annals trace the first century of Han rule (206 b.c. to ca. 100 b.c.) in a year-by-year account that focuses on imperial activities. In these later annals, Ssu-ma Ch'ien revitalized the style he had employed in accounts of previous rulers in the opening chapters of The Grand Scribe's Records. When this translation is completed, it will make available in English all 130 chapters of the Shih chi. Volumes 1 and 7 were published by Indiana University Press in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e On Using This Book\u003cbr\u003e Weights and Measures\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e The Exalted Emperor, Basic Annals 8\u003cbr\u003e Empress Dowager Lü, Basic Annals 9\u003cbr\u003e The Filial and Cultured [Emperor], Basic Annals 10\u003cbr\u003e The Filial and Luminous [Emperor], Basic Annals 11\u003cbr\u003e The Filial and Martial [Emperor], Basic Annals 12\u003cbr\u003e Frequently Mentioned Commentators\u003cbr\u003e Biographical Sketches of Shih chi Commentators\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Shih chi Chi-chieh Preface\u003cbr\u003e Ssu-k'u ch'üan-shu Resumes on Shih chi and Shih chi Chi-chieh\u003cbr\u003e Recent Studies of the Shi chi\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525226885400,"sku":"9780253039095","price":34.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-grand-scribes-records-volume-ii-the-basic-annals-of-the-han-dynasty-hardback-9780253039095","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}