Ng: Mirroring the Past

by Q. Edward Wang and On-Cho Ng

China is known for its deep veneration of history. Far more than a record of the past, history to the Chinese is the magister vitae (teacher of life): the storehouse of moral lessons and bureaucratic precedents. Mirroring the Past presents a comprehensive history of traditional Chinese historiography from antiquity to the mid-qing period. Organized chronologically, the book traces the development of historical thinking and writing in Imperial China,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824829131
• ISBN13: 9780824829131
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"