UID:
edocfu_9959051663702883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780231897938
Series Statement:
China’s Oldest Narrative History
Content:
Presents the Tso-chuan, a text running to thirty densely written chapters as China's oldest work of narrative history. Its entries provide a year by year account of happenings in the feudal state that made up China from 722 to 468 BC.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Table of Principal States --
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Map of Principal States --
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1. Two Brothers of Cheng and the Mother Who Doted on the Younger --
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2. The Revolt of the Ducal Son Chou-hsü in Wei --
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3. A Quarrel Over Precedence --
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4. A Wife’s Dilemma --
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5. Two Half Brothers Who Hurried to Their Death --
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6. The Deaths of Duke Huan of Lu and Duke Hsiang of Ch’i --
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7. Duke Hsien of Chin and Lady Li --
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8. Duke Hui of Chin --
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9. The Battle of Han --
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10. The Brief Career of Yü or Duke Huai of Chin --
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11. Ch’ung-erh: The Years of Wandering --
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12. Ch’ung-erh: The Return to Chin --
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13. The Battle of Ch’eng-pu --
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14. Duke Wen of Chin’s Attack on Cheng --
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15. The Battle of Yao --
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16. An Inglorious Defeat for Sung --
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17. The Responsibilities of Rulership --
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18. King Chuang of Ch’u Asks About the Cauldrons --
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19. The Battle of Pi --
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20. King Chuang of Ch’u Lays Siege to Sung --
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21. An Old Man Repays a Debt of Gratitude --
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22. The Battle of An --
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23. The Death of Duke Ching of Chin --
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24. Lu Hsiang Severs Relations with Ch’in --
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25. The Battle of Yen-ling --
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26. The Siege of Pi-yang --
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27. The Death of Hsün Yen of Chin --
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28. The Assassination of Duke Chuang of Ch’i --
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29. Prince Chi-cha of Wu --
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30. Tzu-ch’an’s Government Policies --
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31. The Death of King Ling of Ch’u --
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32. The Death of Duke Chuang of Chu --
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33. The Battle Between Wu and Ch’u at Po-chu --
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34. The Battle Between Ch’i and Lu at Ch’ing --
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35. The Revolt in Wei --
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36. The Revolt of the Lord of Po in Ch’u --
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37. Attitudes Toward the Supernatural --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231942881
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/deba94288
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