LEADER 04256nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910969794503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613225740 010 $a9781283225748 010 $a1283225743 010 $a9780774854658 010 $a0774854650 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774854658 035 $a(CKB)1000000000521006 035 $a(OCoLC)227038192 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10134719 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000284212 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193706 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284212 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10251322 035 $a(PQKB)11097342 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404384 035 $a(CaBNvSL)jme00326709 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse49086 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412177 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141287 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322574 035 $a(OCoLC)923442537 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/vqwzbk 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/404384 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412177 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3245015 035 $a(DE-B1597)729195 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774854658 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000521006 100 $a19910828d1991 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe six national histories of Japan /$fSakamoto Taro ; translated by John S. Brownlee 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press ;$aTokyo $cUniversity of Tokyo Press$d1991 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 300 $aTranslation of: Rikkokushi. 311 08$a9780774803793 311 08$a0774803797 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [207]-221) and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tTranslator's Preface -- $tTranslator's Introduction -- $tAuthor's Preface -- $tCHAPTER ONE Introduction -- $tCHAPTER TWO Nihon Shoki -- $tCHAPTER THREE Shoku Nihongi -- $tCHAPTER FOUR Nihon Koki -- $tCHAPTER FIVE Shoku Nihon K?ki -- $tCHAPTER SIX Nihon Montoku Tenn? Jitsuroku -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku -- $tCHAPTER EIGHT Afterword -- $tNotes -- $tOriginal Text Index -- $tGeneral Index 330 $aThe Six National Histories of Japan (Rikkokushi) was written in 1970 by one of Japan's foremost historical scholars. Sakamoto Taro. An authoritative study of Japan's first scholarly works and a modern classic, it is now translated into English for the first time. The Six National Histories chronicle the history of Japan from its origins in the 'Age of the Gods' to A.D. 887. Written in Classical Chinese, they were compiled in the imperial court during the eighth and ninth centuries by leading scholars and officials of the day. Until the late nineteenth-century each of the Six National Histories was accepted as an authoritative work containing the absolute truth about the past. They have therefore exerted a profound effect on Japanese thought for well over a millenium. In the twentieth-century, particularly since 1945 when state censorship ended, scholars have focused on the first of the Six National Histories, Nihon Shoki, rejecting its authenticity. In his book, Sakamoto interpreted modern scholarly findings, as well as presenting his own views, thus completing the modern re-evaluation of this controversial first work. The remaining five works form a subgroup. Sakamoto's study has been the only one to survey all of them, identifying common features and pointing out the special characteristics of each. John Brownlee's meticulous translation of Sakamoto's seminal work is supplemented by an informative introduction, notes, appendices, and an index. The translation makes available to English readers a valuable study of the Six National Histories which also provides insights into the methods of contemporary Japanese historians. 606 $aHISTORY / Asia / Japan$2bisacsh 607 $aJapan$xHistory$yTo 1185 607 $aJapan$xHistory$yTo 1185$xHistoriography 615 7$aHISTORY / Asia / Japan. 676 $a952/.0072 700 $aSakamoto$b Taro$f1901-1987.$01801648 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969794503321 996 $aThe six national histories of Japan$94347013 997 $aUNINA