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The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume IX
The Memoirs of Han China, Part II
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, J. Michael Farmer, Enno Giele, Christiane Haupt, Li He, Elisabeth Hsu, Ying Qin, Marc Nürnberger, William Nienhauser Jr
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2019 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04609-3, ISBN: 0-253-04609-2

"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’üeh 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 ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume V.1
The Hereditary Houses of Pre-Han China, Part I
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Weiguo Cao, Zhi Chen, Scott Cook, Hongyu Huang, Bruce Knickerbocker, Wang Jing, Zhang Zhenjun, Zhao Hua, Qian Sima
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2019 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-03956-9, ISBN: 0-253-03956-8

"With Part I of the two-part fifth volume of Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s Shi chi (The Grand Scribe’s Records), we enter the world of the shih chia or "hereditary houses." These ten chapters trace the history of China’s first states, from their establishment in the 11th century B.C. until their incorporation in the first empire under the Ch’in in 221 B.C. Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources, many ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VIII
The Memoirs of Han China, Part I
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Meghan Cai, Stephen Durrant, Reinhard Emmerich, Hans Van Ess, Qian Liu, Christian Meyer, Marc Nürnberger, Michael Schimmelpfennig, Judith Suwald, Wang Jing, Zhao Hua, William Nienhauser Jr
Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 2019 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04327-6, ISBN: 0-253-04327-1

"The 16 chapters translated herein continue the biographies of individuals in pre-Han China presented in volume seven of The Grand Scribe's Records. The reader is introduced to the major supporters and rivals of the founders of the Han Dynasty: the generals, advisors, strategists, and ministers who helped to shape the foundations of the first sustained empire in Chinese history. Although these men were often of common stock, they influen ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume XI
The Memoirs of Han China, Part IV
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Guilia Baccini, Maddalena Barenghi, Stephen Durrant, Kathrin Leese-Messing, Clara Luhn, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Jakob Pöllath, Hans Van Ess, William Nienhauser Jr., Jakob Poellath, William H. Nienhauser, Qian Sima
Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2019 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04610-9, ISBN: 0-253-04610-6

"The Grand Scribe’s Records, Volume XI presents the final nine memoirs of Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s history, continuing the series of collective biographies with seven more prosopographies on the ruthless officials, the wandering gallants, the artful favorites, those who discern auspicious days, turtle and stalk diviners, and those whose goods increase, punctuated by the final account of Emperor Wu’s wars against neighboring peoples and concluded ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume I(2nd Edition)
The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Weiguo Cao, Zhi Chen, Scott Cook, Hongyu Huang, Bruce Knickerbocker, Wang Jing, Zhang Zhenjun, Zhao Hua, William Nienhauser Jr.
Hardcover, 478 Pages, Published 2018 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-03855-5, ISBN: 0-253-03855-3

""An essential source for the study of events in early China, a guide to the moral philosophy of the gentlemen of Han, and a splendid work of literature which may be read for the pleasure of its style and the power of its narrative. . . . This work makes Shi ji and its scholarship accessible to any reader of English, and it is a model for any work in this field and style." ―Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies"Through s ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X
Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III (Hardback)
by William H. Nienhauser, Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
Hardcover, 378 Pages, Published 2020 by Indiana University Press 2020-04-07, Bloomington
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-05052-6, ISBN: 0-253-05052-9

"This ninth volume 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 Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 8
The Memoirs of Han China (Volume VIII)
by William H. . Nienhauser, Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Qian Sima, Reinhard Emmerich, Meghan Cai, Stephen Durrant, Hans Van Ess, Qian Liu, Christian Meyer, Marc Nürnberger, Michael Schimmelpfennig, Judith Suwald, Wang Jing, Zhao Hua, Tsai Fa Cheng
Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 2008 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-34028-3, ISBN: 0-253-34028-4

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VI
The Hereditary Houses, III (Hardcover)
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
Hardcover, Published 2022 by Indiana University Press, United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-06418-9, ISBN: 0-253-06418-X

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VII
The Memoirs of Pre-Han China (Hardback)
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
806 Pages, Published 2021 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04326-9, ISBN: 0-253-04326-3

"Ssu-ma Ch ien (145-c.86 B.C.), who compiled the work, is known as the Herodotus of China. -- Publisher."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume II(2nd Edition)
The Basic Annals of the Han Dynasty
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Weiguo Cao, Scott W. Galer, David W. Pankenier, William H. Nienhauser
Hardcover, 341 Pages, Published 2018 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-03909-5, ISBN: 0-253-03909-6

"This second volume of the ongoing annotated translation of Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s Shih chi (The Grand Scribe’s Records), widely acknowledged as the most important early Chinese history, contains the "basic annals" of five early Han-dynasty emperors. The annals trace the first century of Han rule (206 b.c. to ca. 100 b.c.) in a year-by-year account that focuses on imperial activities. In these later annals, Ssu-ma Ch'ien revitalized the style h ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records
The Memoirs of Han China, Part II (Volume IX)
by Qian Sima, Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, J. Michael Farmer, Enno Giele, Christiane Haupt, Li He, Elisabeth Hsu, Marc Nürnberger, Ying Qin, William H. Nienhauser, William Nienhauser Jr.
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2010 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-35590-4, ISBN: 0-253-35590-7

"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 ueh 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 ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume V.1
The Hereditary Houses of Pre-Han China, Part I
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Qian Sima, William H. Nienhauser, Tsai Fa Cheng, Weiguo Cao, Zhi Chen, Scott Cook, Hongyu Huang, Bruce Knickerbocker, Wang Jin, Zhang Zhenju, Zhao Hua
Hardcover, 552 Pages, Published 2006 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-34025-2, ISBN: 0-253-34025-X

"With Part I of the two-part fifth volume of Ssu-ma Ch ien s Shi chi (The Grand Scribe s Records), we enter the world of the shih chia or "hereditary houses." These ten chapters trace the history of China s first states, from their establishment in the 11th century B.C. until their incorporation in the first empire under the Ch in in 221 B.C. Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources, many ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 2
The Basic Annals of Han China (Volume II)
by Qian Sima, William H. Nienhauser, Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Cao Weiguo, Tsai Fa Cheng, David W. Pankenier, Chien Ssu-Ma, Scott W. Galer, Ssu-Ma Chi̕en
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2002 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-34022-1, ISBN: 0-253-34022-5

"This second volume of the ongoing annotated translation of Ssu-ma Ch'ien's Shi chi(The Grand Scribe's Records), widely acknowledged as the most important early Chinese history, contains the "basic annals" of five early Han-dynasty emperors. The annals trace the first century of Han rule (206 BC to ca. 100 BC) in a year-by-year account that focuses on imperial activities. In The Grand Scribe's Records, Ssu-ma Ch'ien revitalised the styl ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 7(2nd Edition)
The Memoirs of Pre-Han China (Volume VII)
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Qian Sima, William H. Nienhauser, Tsai-Fa Cheng, Ssu-Ma Sima, Lu Zongli, Robert Reynolds
Hardcover, 440 Pages, Published 1995 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-34027-6, ISBN: 0-253-34027-6

"This volume is part of the first complete translation (in nine volumes) of the Shih chi (The Grand Scribe s Records), one of the most important narratives in traditional China. Compiled by Ssu-ma Ch ien (145-c. 86 B.C.), it draws upon most major early historical works and was the foremost model for style and genre in Chinese history and literature through the eleventh century A. D., and through the early twentieth century for some genre ..."

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The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X: Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Chiu Ming Chan, Thomas D. Noel, Andreas Siegl, Lianlian Wu, Marc Nürnberger, Jakob Pöllath, Hans Van Ess, William H. Nienhauser, Ssu-Ma Sima
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2016 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-01931-8, ISBN: 0-253-01931-1

"In The Grand Scribe s Records: Volume X, readers can follow Ssu-ma Qian s depiction of the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han (r. 140 87 BC). The volume begins with four chapters describing the Han s attempts to subdue states north, east, south and west of the empire. The subsequent long biography of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju (179 117) presents one of the era s major literary figures who came to oppose the Emperor s expensive mili ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 1(2nd Edition)
The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China (Volume I)
by Qian Sima, William H. Nienhauser, Ssu-Ma Ch'ien, Zhi Chen, Weiguo Cao, Scott Cook, Hongyu Huang, Bruce Knickerbocker, Wang Jing, Zhang Zhenjun, Zhao Hua, Tsai-Fa Cheng, William Nienhauser Jr., Robert Reynolds, Zongli Lu
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1995 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-34021-4, ISBN: 0-253-34021-7

""... an essential source for the study of events in early China, a guide to the moral philosophy of the gentlemen of Han, and a splendid work of literature which may be read for the pleasure of its style and the power of its narrative.... This work makes ÃÂShi ji and its scholarship accessible to any reader of English, and it is a model for any work in this field and style." âBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, O ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X
Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
378 Pages, Published 2020 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-05678-8, ISBN: 0-253-05678-0

"... but T'u, the King of Huai-nan's Queen, and [Liu] Ch'ien, T'u's Heir, are constantly jealous of [Liu] Chien and harm him. ... good terms with Kung-sun Hung 公孫弘,174 the Chancellor, and harbored resentment against King Li of Huai-nan [Liu ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VII
The Memoirs of Pre-Han China
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
806 Pages, Published 2020
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04917-9, ISBN: 0-253-04917-2

"Pao Shu nonetheless recommended Kuan Chung [to the Duke].9 That once employed, Kuan Chung was entrusted with the administration in Ch'i and ... Duke Huan]: 'If my lord wishes to rule Ch'i, Kao Hsi [a fellow official] and I will be sufficient."

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume XI
The Memoirs of Han China, Part IV
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
360 Pages, Published 2019 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04845-5, ISBN: 0-253-04845-1

"Official Titles have posed a particular problem. Charles O. Hucker's A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1985) is often useful, but many of the titles we encountered do not occur in his guide or ..."

"Since this phrase does not occur on Han shu chapter 62 where the letter is also contained, one may argue that this title was an even later addition. However, in the final words of his book, Ssu-ma Ch'ien calls it the “Writings of His Honor the ..."

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