The Writing of Official History Under the t'Ang

by Denis C. Twitchett

Book Overview

This book describes how the Chinese government, between about 620 and 850, developed an official organization designed to select, process, and edit material for inclusion in official historical works eventually to be incorporated in an official history of the dynasty. The first part gives a detailed account of the establishment of the official apparatus designed to produce a record of the T'ang dynasty, which would remain standard for more than a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521522935
• ISBN13: 9780521522939
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"