{"product_id":"the-grand-scribes-records-volume-viii-the-memoirs-of-han-china-part-i-hardback-9780253043276","title":"The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VIII; The Memoirs of Han China, Part I (Hardback) 9780253043276","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VIII\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Memoirs of Han China, Part I\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSsu-ma Ch'ien (Author), William H. Nienhauser Jr. (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253043276\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 August 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.7 cm, 0.966 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\"[T]he \u003ci\u003eGrand Scribe's Records\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eShiji.\u003c\/i\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eChina Review International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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 \"\u003ci\u003e[T]he Grand Scribe's Records\u003c\/i\u003e 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 a helpful aid to research on the Shiji.\"—\u003ci\u003eChina Review International\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\u003eThe 16 chapters translated herein continue the biographies of individuals in pre-Han China presented in volume seven of \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scribe's Records.\u003c\/i\u003e The reader is introduced to the major supporters and rivals of the founders of the Han Dynasty: the generals, advisors, strategists, and ministers who helped to shape the foundations of the first sustained empire in Chinese history. Although these men were often of common stock, they influenced the development of many aspects of the Han culture, a culture which in turn served as a model for subsequent eras. Based on oral and written accounts as well as on administrative records, these biographies range stylistically from anecdotal tales to repetitious reports of achievements in battle. The failure of the first five Han emperors to trust the loyalty of their subordinates is a leitmotif in many of these chapters. But the individual motifs that echo other sections of the Grand Scribe's Records—unrecognized heroes, both loyal and disloyal retainers, broken friendships, and faithless lovers—also appear in these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e On Using This Book\u003cbr\u003e Weights and Measures\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 29 (William H. Nienhauser, Jr. , translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 30 (Stephen Durrant, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 31 (Meghan Cai and Qian Liu, translators)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 32 (Wang Jing, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 33 (Reinhard Emmerich, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 34 (Zhao Hua, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 35 (William H. Nienhauser, Jr., translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 36 (William H. Nienhauser, Jr., translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 37 (Hans van Ess, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 38 (Michael Schimmelpfennig, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 39 (Christian Meyer, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 40 (Judith Suwald, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 41 (Marc Nurnberger, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 42 (Hans van Ess, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 43 (Wang Jing, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Memoir 44 (Hans van Ess, translator)\u003cbr\u003e Frequently Mentioned Commentators\u003cbr\u003e Biographical Sketches of \u003ci\u003eShih chi\u003c\/i\u003e Commentators (Erich Haenisch and Liu Po-chuang)\u003cbr\u003e Erratum\u003cbr\u003e Selected Recent Studies of the \u003ci\u003eShih chi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\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":52653199884568,"sku":"9780253043276","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-grand-scribes-records-volume-viii-the-memoirs-of-han-china-part-i-hardback-9780253043276","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}