{"product_id":"grand-scribes-records-volume-v-ii","title":"Grand Scribe's Records, Volume V.II","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second part of the fifth volume of Ssu-ma Ch'ien's\u003ci\u003e Shi chi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Scribe's Records Volume V.II\u003c\/i\u003e continues our exploration of the \u003ci\u003eshih chia\u003c\/i\u003e (hereditary houses). With seven new translations, this volume traces the history of China's first states from their establishment in the 11th century BC until their incorporation in the first empire under the Ch'in in 221 BC. Combining myth, anecdote, chronicle, and biography based on early written and oral sources – many no longer extant – the narratives make for compelling reading, as dramatic and readable as any in this grand history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56797028680024,"sku":"9780253076472","price":112.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780253076472.jpg?v=1780119042","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/grand-scribes-records-volume-v-ii","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}