Qin and Han History -- A Series of Works by Qian Mu

Author: Qian Mu
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is a lecture series written by the author in 1931, covering from the unification of the Qin people to the new policies of Wang Mang, forming an unfinished chronological history. As a master historian of his generation, Mr. Qian Mu, with his high-level and comprehensive historical principles, explains in an accessible manner the politics, economy, scholarship, and culture of the Qin and Han dynasties, highlighting the essence of this brilliant period in Chinese history. As the author states, "Students who listen to my lectures should then go back and study the Records of the Grand Historian and the Records of the Han Dynasty by Sima Qian and Ban Gu, so that they may gain a glimpse of the historical records of the Qin and Han dynasties. Even if one specializes in the original histories of Sima Qian and Ban Gu and reads my book, it will also be of great help in discussion and research."