{"product_id":"spring-and-autumn-historiography-9780231206501","title":"Spring and Autumn Historiography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e is an annals text composed of brief records covering the period 722–479 BCE. Newell Ann Van Auken argues that record-keepers from the ancient Chinese state of Lu—not a later editor—produced the formally regular core of the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewell Ann Van Auken’s pathbreaking scholarship demolishes the old conventional view of the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e as a dull and uninteresting chronicle. Her elegant analysis of how the text’s rule-based formulaic language served the interests of the lords of Lu opens the way to an exciting new view of the political dynamics of early China. -- John S. Major, cotranslator of \u003ci\u003eLuxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucid and rigorous, this analysis of the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e is the most valuable study we have of this important early Chinese chronicle. Van Auken’s careful reconstruction of the formal requirements for event notations in the chronicle dramatically advances our understanding of this crucial type of historiographical activity, calling into doubt the traditional association of the chronicle with Confucius and revealing its function in displaying the hierarchical claims and ambitions of the state of Lu. -- David Schaberg, author of \u003ci\u003eA Patterned Past: Form and Thought in Early Chinese Historiography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book-length study of \u003ci\u003eChunqiu\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e), the first in a Western language, is clearly written and impeccably argued. Through careful analysis, Van Auken convincingly demonstrates that ancient Lu annalists created a rigid verbal form through which they present an idealized and blatantly biased picture of their home state. A brilliant study certain to become a foundation for all subsequent \u003ci\u003eChunqiu\u003c\/i\u003e scholarship. -- Stephen Durrant, professor emeritus, University of Oregon\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an eye-opener. Combining philological acumen with theoretical understanding, Van Auken uncovers the regular patterns that underlie the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e. Her analysis of how the text arranges—or omits—information provides unprecedented insight into the history and function of this seemingly enigmatic classic. -- Kai Vogelsang, Universität Hamburg\u003cbr\u003eVan Auken has resolved two millennia of scholarly speculation and partial interpretations...\u003ci\u003eSpring and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutumn Historiography\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable academic achievement. -- Grant Hardy, University of North Carolina at Asheville * Journal of Chinese History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eList of Sets\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eScholarly Conventions\u003cbr\u003eChronology: Lu Rulers of the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Orientations: Approaches to \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e Historiography\u003cbr\u003e2. Recording the Day\u003cbr\u003e3. Encoding Individual Rank\u003cbr\u003e4. An Idealized Interstate Order\u003cbr\u003e5.Registering Judgments\u003cbr\u003e6. Concealing Submission\u003cbr\u003eConclusions: \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e Historiography and the Formally Regular Core\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Defining a “Record”\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Event Types in the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3: Diachronic Changes in Frequency and Form in the \u003ci\u003eSpring and Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400370233687,"sku":"9780231206501","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231206501.jpg?v=1730470521","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spring-and-autumn-historiography-9780231206501","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}