The Grand Scribe's Records: The Memoirs of Han China

The Grand Scribe's Records: The Memoirs of Han China

In The Grand Scribeâ€™s Records: Volume X, readers can follow Ssu-ma Qianâ€™s depiction of the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han (r. 140â€“87 BC). The volume begins with four chapters describing the Hanâ€™s attempts to subdue states north, east, south and west of the empire. The subsequent long biography of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju (179â€“117) presents one of the eraâ€™s major literary figures who came to oppose the Emperorâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Indiana University Press
Manufacturer Indiana Univ Pr
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780253019318
EANs 9780253019318
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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