| Author: | Qian Sima | ISBN: | 9780231521079 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press | Publication: | February 10, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Qian Sima |
| ISBN: | 9780231521079 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Publication: | February 10, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Language: | English |
This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.:
This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan’s (1783-1837) words, He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great historian.:
