This book describes how the Chinese government, between about 620 and 850, developed an official organization designed to select, process, and edit material for inclusion in official historical works eventually to be incorporated in an official history of the dynasty. The first part gives a detailed account of the establishment of the official apparatus designed to produce a record of the T'ang dynasty, which would remain standard for more than a millennium, with some analysis of the individuals who served in these offices. ...
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This book describes how the Chinese government, between about 620 and 850, developed an official organization designed to select, process, and edit material for inclusion in official historical works eventually to be incorporated in an official history of the dynasty. The first part gives a detailed account of the establishment of the official apparatus designed to produce a record of the T'ang dynasty, which would remain standard for more than a millennium, with some analysis of the individuals who served in these offices. The second part gives all available detail about the various works produced by this apparatus, divided among its various genres, and listing all known titles, their authorship, and their relationships to one another. The third part shows the cumulative process by which a dynastic history came into being, and the way in which we can detect various elements in the completed history.
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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Very Good- in Good+ jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Cambridge University Press, 1992; "First published 1992" stated no additional printings indicated; xi, 290pp. G+/VG-hardcover in VG-/G+ dust jacket. Light water damage apparent on lower outer portion of rear jacket panel, faintly on last few end pages, boards slightly bowed. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of black cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text very good; light foxing to edges of page block. Minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; light toning to spine panel; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Good. A few sentences have been underlined, otherwise in great shape. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 308 p. Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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