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Libri antichi e moderni

Olberding, Garret P. S.

Dubious Facts: The Evidence of Early Chinese Historiography

State University of New York Press 2013,

40,00 €

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Autore
Olberding, Garret P. S.
Editori
State University of New York Press 2013
Soggetto
CINA China Chine
Descrizione
S
Sovracoperta
No
Stato di conservazione
Come nuovo
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Brossura
Copia autografata
No
Prima edizione
No

Descrizione

8vo, br. ed. 288pp. What were the intentions of early Chinaís historians? Modern readers must contend with the tension between the narratorsí 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 ìhardî facts. Offering an innovative approach to premodern historical documents, Garret P. S. Olberding argues that the speeches of court advisors reveal subtle strategies of information management in the early monarchic context. Olberding focuses on those addresses concerning military campaigns where evidence would be important in guiding immediate social and political policy. His analysis reveals the sophisticated conventions that governed the imperial advisorís logic and suasion in critical state discussions, which were specifically intended to counter anticipated doubts. Dubious Facts illuminates both the decision-making processes that informed early Chinese military campaigns and the historical records that represent them.