Mirroring the past : the writing and use of history in imperial China / On-cho Ng and Q. Edward Wang.

Author/creator Ng, On Cho, 1953-
Other author Wang, Q. Edward, 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxxiii, 306 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Portion of title Writing and use of history in imperial China
Contents The Age of Confucius: the Genesis of History -- From the Warring States Period to the Han: The Formation and Maturation of Historiography -- The Age of Disunity: Proliferations and Variations of Historiography -- The Tang: The History Bureau and Its Critics -- The Song: Cultural Flourishing and the Blooming of Historiography -- The Jin and the Yuan: History and Legitimation in the Dynasties of Conquest -- The Ming: Flowering of Private Historiography and Its Innovations -- The Qing: Histories and the Classics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-294) and index.
LCCN 2005008008
ISBN0824829131 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780824829131

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Joyner General Stacks DS734.7 .N4 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold