Records of the Grand Historian: Volume 2

· Columbia University Press
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This 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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4.0
4 reviews
Daniel Peabody
January 6, 2015
BEWARE!!!!! This book says 'Han Dynasty" but is really about the Qin dynasty. I just blew 20 bucks on this scam! DO NOT BUY THERE IS NO REFUND BUTTON GOOGLE GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK!!!
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Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.



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