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Olberding Garret P. S |
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Dubious facts : the evidence of early Chinese historiography / / Garret P.S. Olberding |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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China History To 221 B.C Historiography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Dubious Facts: The Evidence of Early Chinese Historiography""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""Chapter 2: The Subversive Power of the Historian""; ""Chapter 3: Politicized Truth and Doubt""; ""Chapter 4: Interactive Constraints at Court""; ""Chapter 5: Salient Formal Characteristics of the Addresses""; ""Chapter 6: Rhetoric in Opposition: Two Zhanguoce Addresses""; ""Chapter 7: Commitment to the Facts""; ""Chapter 8: Moral Norms as Facts: Arguing before the Emperor""; ""Chapter 9: How Did Ministers Err?""; ""Chapter 10: A Diversity of Evidence"" |
""Appendices""""A. Li Zuoche and Chen Yu's Exchange""; ""B. Liu Jing's ; Address to the High Emperor (Liu Bang )""; ""C. Zhufu Yan's Address to Emperor Wu (Liu Che)""; ""D. Chao Cuo Address to Emperor Wen (Liu Heng ) ""; ""E. Zou Yang's Address to the King of Wu (Liu Pi ) ""; ""F. Liu An's Address to Emperor Wu (Liu Che) ""; ""G. Zhao Chongguo's Exchange with Emperor Xuan (Liu Bingyi )""; ""H. Wei Xiang's Address to Emperor Xuan (Liu Bingyi )"" |
""I. Hou Ying Address to Emperor Yuan (Liu Shi )""""J. Yan Yous Address to Wang Mang ""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What were the intentions of early China's historians? Modern readers must contend with the tension between the narrators' moralizing commentary and their description of events. Although these historians had notions of evidence, it is not clear to what extent they valued what contemporary scholars would deem "hard" facts. Offering an innovative approach to premodern historical documents, Garret P. S. Olberding |
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