Zhou History Unearthed: The Bamboo Manuscript Xinian and Early Chinese Historiography

by Yuri Pines

Book Overview

There is a stark contrast between the overarching importance of history writing in imperial China and the meagerness of historical texts from the centuries preceding the imperial unification of 221 BCE. However, recently discovered bamboo manuscripts from the Warring States period (453-221 BCE) have changed this picture, leading to reappraisals of early Chinese historiography. These manuscripts shed new light on questions related to the production,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231196636
• ISBN13: 9780231196635
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"