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 China's Battle for Korea by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Queer Ecologies by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Africa’s First Democrats by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book A Double Bassist’s Guide to Refining Performance Practices by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book In Pursuit of Early Mammals by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Dreams Deferred by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book The Unseen Things by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book The Italian Cantata in Vienna by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book William S. Burroughs Cutting Up the Century by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Labor Disorders in Neoliberal Italy by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Happily Ever After by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book African Migrations by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Connected Science by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Nomadic Text by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
Cover of the book Ritual Murder in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Beyond 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