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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 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 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 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
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, 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 (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, Volume VI
The Hereditary Houses, III (Hardcover)
by Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
Hardcover, 522 Pages, 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(2nd ed.)
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."