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Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty Paperback – April 15, 1995

by Qian Sima (Author), Burton Watson (Translator)

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Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His Shiji, or Records of the Grand Historian, documents the history of China and its neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties.

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Columbia University Press
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April 15, 1995
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0231081693
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Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Columbia University Press; 3rd edition (April 15, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0231081693
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0231081696
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches

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Sown

Great translation, but why does it only have excerpts ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2016

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Great translation, but why does it only have excerpts not the whole chapter...Especially for Biographies of the Assassin-retainers, the stories of four assassins before Jing Ke was really important for the development on the entire plot, and they would also show how the roles of assassins have changed throughout many centuries before Qin united China which was really interesting...

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Gene R. Brumbach

History of the Qin

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2017

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Portrays China's history during the Warring States period in detail. It was 5 atates vieing for power and control with the state of Qin being the ultimate victor until their demise and the rise of the Han Dynasty.

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Miguel G.

Kindle version is terrible

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019

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No page numbers, can't show more than one page, terrible overall. Would give it a 0/5 stars if I could

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nemo

Even in the larger volumes one should know that the text has been edited.

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2020

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The text gives the reader an incredible view into Ancient China. It helps to connect the writings of many Chinese historians to an image of their cultural history that is rarely seen.

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Ken Jacobsen

A Golden Gem from Chinese History

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2016

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Great gem of a book about a piece of history us Westerners know too little about.
How can anyone understand China without this book?

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Char D

Such a great price, and I enjoyed reading it

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015

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I purchased this book for a class I was taking. I can't stress enough how much of a lifesaver it was to find it here for this price. If I can help it, I will never purchase from the school bookstore again! Such a great price, and I enjoyed reading it.

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... will find this book interesting but I do not recommend it for the casual reader

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016

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I am sure the serious China scholar will find this book interesting but I do not recommend it for the casual reader.

I bought this book thinking it was the Asian equivalent of Suetonius's Twelve Caesars or Herodotus' Histories, but it reads more like an eastern version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles; pages of very dry entries along the lines of "...in the twelfth year, Lord Shu of Wu declared war on Lord Wu of Shu..." and the like (compare and contrast with "..in the twelfth year, King Engelbert of Essex declared war on King Dagobert of Sussex ..."). My initial impression was either Sima Qian wasn't as good of a writer as everyone said he was, or Burton murdered the translation. Then I read the appendix with the letter Sima Quan wrote from prison and I revised upward my opinion of both men. The problem must be Sima Quian was writing an official state history while Suetonius and Herodotus weren't. Considering what the Emperor did to Sima Qian just because he disagreed with him on a policy matter, I shudder to think what would happen if he wrote something that really offended the Emperor.

The only other problem I have with the book is it is over priced. Maybe I am spoiled by too many Penguin Classics, but I think $37 for the whole 3 book series would be more fair rather than for just on volume.

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Godog

Planning to read the complete book this winter.

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2015

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Very interesting read, exactly what I expected from description. So far have only scanned through but plan to read it all this winter.

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JV

Edición rústica

Reviewed in Spain on December 13, 2017

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El contenido es muy interesante pero si es por el material del que está hecho, parece demasiado caro.
Evidentemente si no sabes leer chino no queda otra, pero es muy caro.
HAy algunos ejemplares de segunda mano en ebay enviados de EEUU, pero a los europeos apenas nos supone 5 euros de ahorro contando gastos y aranceles... El que tenga paciencia que espere a que aparezca alguno en UK... suerte.

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Linda Sanders

Husband is enjoying it

Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2021

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Husband wanted this book, he is happy with it