Records of the Grand Historian Book by Sima Qian

Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian is the founding work of Chinese historiography, a vast history that runs from the legendary rulers of antiquity to the Han dynasty of the author's own time. Through annals, biographies and treatises, Sima Qian records the rise and fall of dynasties and the lives of emperors, generals and ordinary people.

Key themes include:

• The history of China from legend to the Han dynasty
• Biography as a way of writing history
• Empire, power and moral judgement
• One of the great historical works of the world

Who should read this: readers of Chinese history, lovers of classical historiography, and anyone interested in how one of the world's oldest civilisations understood its own past.

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