| The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume IX: The Memoirs of Han China, Part II Contributor(s): Ch'ien, Ssu-Ma (Author), Nienhauser, William H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253046092 ISBN-13: 9780253046093 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 931.04 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.05 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume of The Grand Scribe's Records includes the second segment of Han-dynasty memoirs and deals primarily with men who lived and served under Emperor Wu (r. 141-87 B.C.). The lead chapter presents a parallel biography of two ancient physicians, Pien Ch' eh and Ts'ang Kung, providing a transition between the founding of the Han dynasty and its heyday under Wu. The account of Liu P'i is framed by the great rebellion he led in 154 B.C. and the remaining chapters trace the careers of court favorites, depict the tribulations of an ill-fated general, discuss the Han's greatest enemy, the Hsiung-nu, and provide accounts of two great generals who fought them. The final memoir is structured around memorials by two strategists who attempted to lead Emperor Wu into negotiations with the Hsiung-nu, a policy that Ssu-ma Ch'ien himself supported. |
