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The Grand Scribe's Records. Vol. I. The basic annals of pre-Han China. Vol. VII. The memoirs of pre-Han China. By Ssu-ma Ch'ien, edited by William H. NienhauserJr. translated by Tsai-fa Cheng, Zongli Lu, William H. NienhauserJr and Robert Reynolds with the assistance of Chiu-Ming Chan (Vol. VII). pp. xliv, 251, 3 maps; xxxii, 396, 3 maps. Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana University Press, 1994. US $34.95; US $49.95.

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Type: Book Review
Information: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , April 1996 , pp. 136 - 138

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186300015170 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1996

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The Grand Scribe's Records. Vol. I. The basic annals of pre-Han China. Vol. VII. The memoirs of pre-Han China. By Ssu-ma Ch'ien, edited by William H. NienhauserJr. translated by Tsai-fa Cheng, Zongli Lu, William H. NienhauserJr and Robert Reynolds with the assistance of Chiu-Ming Chan (Vol. VII). pp. xliv, 251, 3 maps; xxxii, 396, 3 maps. Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana University Press, 1994. US $34.95; US $49.95.

Volume 6, Issue 1
Michael Nylan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186300015170

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