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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. 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 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 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. 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, 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 ..."

The Grand Scribe's Records
The basic annals of Han China
by Qian Sima, William H. Nienhauser, Tsai-Fa Cheng
Published 2004
ISBN-13: 978-957-638-625-1, ISBN: 957-638-625-X