Description
Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His Shiji, or Records of the Grand Historian, documents the history of China and its neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties.
Author: Qian Sima
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 02/15/1996
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780231081696
ISBN10: 0231081693
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | China
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
Author: Qian Sima
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 02/15/1996
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780231081696
ISBN10: 0231081693
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | China
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
About the Author
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.