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Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty, Volume 2
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Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty, Volume 2 Paperback - 1996

by Qian Sima; Burton Watson (Translator)


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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.:

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  • Title Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty, Volume 2
  • Author Qian Sima; Burton Watson (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 3rd
  • Pages 505
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, Irvington, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-02-15
  • ISBN 9780231081672 / 0231081677
  • Weight 1.86 lbs (0.84 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.01 x 6.05 x 1.3 in (22.89 x 15.37 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 22 to UP years
  • Grade levels 17 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92034085
  • Dewey Decimal Code 931.04

About the author

Burton Watson is a renowned translator of Chinese and Japanese literature and an Adjunct Professor of Chinese and Japanese at Columbia University. His recent translations include Ryokan: Zen-Monk Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry. He lives in Japan.
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