Chinese Annals in the Western Observatory: An Outline of Western Studies of Chinese Unearthed Documents

by Edward Shaughnessy

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of documents of all sorts have been unearthed in China, opening whole new fields of study and transforming our modern understanding of ancient China. While these discoveries have necessarily taken place in China, Western scholars have also contributed to the study of these documents throughout this entire period.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the contributions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501516930
• ISBN13: 9781501516931
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 505 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"