The Grand Scribe's Records, vol. X: 10: Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III

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." Cover The Grand Scribe’s Records VOLUME X The Memoirs of Han China, Part III Title Copyright Dedication CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction On Using This Book Weights and Measures (Lu Zongli) List of Abbreviations Memoir 53 “The Southern Yüeh Memoir 54 “The Eastern Yüeh” Memoir 55 “Ch’ao-hsien” Memoir 56 “The Southwestern Barbarians” Memoir 57 “Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju” Memoir 58 “Huai-nan and Heng-shan” Memoir 59 “The Officials Who Follow Reason” Memoir 60 “Chi and Cheng” Memoir 61 “The Confucian Scholars” Frequently Mentioned Commentators Selected Recent Studies of the Shih chi Index V. 1. The Basic Annals Of Pre-han China -- V. 2. The Basic Annals Of Han China -- V. 5.1. The Hereditary Houses Of Pre-han China (pt. 1) -- V. 7. The Memoirs Of Pre-han China -- V. 8. The Memoirs Of Han China (pt. 1) -- V. 9. The Memoirs Of Han China (pt. 2) -- V. 10. The Memoirs Of Han China (pt. 3) -- Ssu-ma Chʻien ; William H. Nienhauser, Jr., Editor ; Tsai-fa Cheng ... [et Al.], Translators. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "This project will result in the first complete translation of the Shih chi (The Grand Scribe s Records), one of the most important narratives in traditional China. Ssu-ma Ch ien (145-c.86 B.C.), who compiled the work, is known as the Herodotus of China"--Publisher