Courtier and Commoner in Ancient China

By Ku Pan and Pan Ku

Book Overview

Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231037651
• ISBN13: 9780231037655
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.