Records of the Grand Historian Han Dynasty, Volume 2 |
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Author:
| Sima, Qian |
Translator:
| Watson, Burton |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-08167-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $109.00 |
Book Description:
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This second volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China's Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan's (1783-1837) words, "He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.:
This second volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China's Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan's (1783-1837) words, "He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.: