{"product_id":"the-grand-scribes-records-volume-ii-the-basic-annals-of-the-han-dynasty-9780253039095","title":"The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume II: The Basic Annals of the Han Dynasty","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of the ongoing annotated translation of Ssu-ma Ch'ien's \u003cem\u003eShih chi (The Grand Scribe's Records)\u003c\/em\u003e, widely acknowledged as the most important history of early China, contains the \"basic annals\" of five early Han-dynasty emperors. The annals trace the first century of Han rule (206-ca. 100 BC) in a year-by-year account that focuses on imperial activities. 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ssu-Ma Ch'ien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253039095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSsu-ma Ch'ien (145-ca. 86 B.C.), China's greatest historian and an important official in the Han dynasty, compiled the history of his culture from its beginnings through the end of the second century B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam H. Nienhauser, Jr., editor and co-translator, is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1979 he helped found the journal Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR) and has edited it since. He has published a number of articles and books on traditional Chinese literature, including The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature (two volumes, Indiana University Press, 1985; 1998)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39946290397299,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2f141f78-34c4-4257-9fcd-8333bbf826ae.jpg?v=1648313086","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-grand-scribes-records-volume-ii-the-basic-annals-of-the-han-dynasty-9780253039095","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}