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The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VIII - The Memoirs of Han China, Part I (Hardcover)
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The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VIII - The Memoirs of Han China, Part I (Hardcover)
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The 16 chapters translated herein continue the biographies of
individuals in pre-Han China presented in volume seven of The Grand
Scribe's Records. The reader is introduced to the major supporters
and rivals of the founders of the Han Dynasty: the generals,
advisors, strategists, and ministers who helped to shape the
foundations of the first sustained empire in Chinese history.
Although these men were often of common stock, they influenced the
development of many aspects of the Han culture, a culture which in
turn served as a model for subsequent eras. Based on oral and
written accounts as well as on administrative records, these
biographies range stylistically from anecdotal tales to repetitious
reports of achievements in battle. The failure of the first five
Han emperors to trust the loyalty of their subordinates is a
leitmotif in many of these chapters. But the individual motifs that
echo other sections of the Grand Scribe's Records-unrecognized
heroes, both loyal and disloyal retainers, broken friendships, and
faithless lovers-also appear in these pages.
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