This is the most comprehensive introduction in English to Sinological methods and traditional Chinese historical writing. The time span ranges from earliest times to 1911, with special emphasis on the years between the third century BC and the eighteenth century. The author includes introductions to major reference works and biographical information, and explanations of such matters as converting traditional dates. In addition to standard histories, the survey covers biographical writing, historical and administrative geography, works on statecraft, archival sources, and Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist writings.
HARVARD EAST ASIAN MONOGRAPHS
Harvard East Asian Monographs 49
The History of Imperial China
A Research Guide
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ISBN 9780674396807
Publication: December 1973
