The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X

Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III

Nonfiction, History, Asian, China
Cover of the book The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X by Ssu-ma Ch'ien, Indiana University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ssu-ma Ch'ien ISBN: 9780253020697
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: June 6, 2016
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Ssu-ma Ch'ien
ISBN: 9780253020697
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: June 6, 2016
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

In The Grand Scribe’s Records: Volume X, readers can follow Ssu-ma Qian’s depiction of the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han (r. 140–87 BC). The volume begins with four chapters describing the Han’s attempts to subdue states north, east, south and west of the empire. The subsequent long biography of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju (179–117) presents one of the era’s major literary figures who came to oppose the Emperor’s expensive military campaigns against these states. It is followed by an equally extended portrayal of Liu An (d. 122), King of Huai-nan, who was seen as an internal threat and forced to commit suicide. The final chapters recount narratives of the ideal officials (all predating the Han) and the Confucians the Emperor championed.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In The Grand Scribe’s Records: Volume X, readers can follow Ssu-ma Qian’s depiction of the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han (r. 140–87 BC). The volume begins with four chapters describing the Han’s attempts to subdue states north, east, south and west of the empire. The subsequent long biography of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju (179–117) presents one of the era’s major literary figures who came to oppose the Emperor’s expensive military campaigns against these states. It is followed by an equally extended portrayal of Liu An (d. 122), King of Huai-nan, who was seen as an internal threat and forced to commit suicide. The final chapters recount narratives of the ideal officials (all predating the Han) and the Confucians the Emperor championed.

More books from Indiana University Press

Cover of the book Iowa's Railroads by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book The Rigor of a Certain Inhumanity by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book From Sufism to Ahmadiyya by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Wallace W. Abbey by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Ritual Murder in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Beyond by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book The Iron Road in the Prairie State by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Pedagogy by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Imagining Jewish Authenticity by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Globalization and the Cultures of Business in Africa by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Palestine and the Palestinians in the 21st Century by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Basic Concepts of Aristotelian Philosophy by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Framing Sukkot by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Claiming Society for God by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Tamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book The Golden Age of Indiana High School Basketball by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy