With Part I of the two-part fifth volume of Ssu-ma Ch ien s Shi chi (The Grand Scribe s Records), we enter the world of the shih chia or "hereditary houses." These ten chapters trace the history of China s first states, from their establishment in the 11th century B.C. until their incorporation in the first empire under the Ch in in 221 B.C. Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources, many no longer extant, the narratives make for compelling reading, as dramatic and readable as any in this grand history."
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With Part I of the two-part fifth volume of Ssu-ma Ch ien s Shi chi (The Grand Scribe s Records), we enter the world of the shih chia or "hereditary houses." These ten chapters trace the history of China s first states, from their establishment in the 11th century B.C. until their incorporation in the first empire under the Ch in in 221 B.C. Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources, many no longer extant, the narratives make for compelling reading, as dramatic and readable as any in this grand history."
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | March 2006 |
Authors | Ssu-Ma Ch'ien |
Editors | William H. Nienhauser Jr |
Translators | William H. Nienhauser Jr, Weiguo Cao, Zhi Chen, Scott Cook, Hongyu Huang, Bruce Knickerbocker, Wang Jin, Zhang Zhenju |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 552 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-34025-2 |
Barcode | 9780253340252 |
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LSN | 0-253-34025-X |