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Records of the grand historian. Qin dynasty / by Sima Qian ; translated by Burton Watson.
Van Pelt Library DS747.5 .S6813 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sima, Qian, approximately 145 B.C.-approximately 86 B.C.
- Standardized Title:
- Shi ji. English. Selections
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
- China.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 221 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong ; New York : Renditions-Columbia University Press, [1993]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231081685
- OCLC:
- 28270428
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