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The Threshold, a study of the culture of historiography in early medieval China, explores the History of Liu-Song, a dynastic history of the fifth century compiled in 488. Zeb Raft shows how history was constructed through rhetorical elements including the narration of officialdom, the anecdote, and, above all, the historical document.

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9780674291379, 978-0674291379
      ISBN10: 0674291379
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical Asian history

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      Book Synopsis
      The Threshold, a study of the culture of historiography in early medieval China, explores the History of Liu-Song, a dynastic history of the fifth century compiled in 488. Zeb Raft shows how history was constructed through rhetorical elements including the narration of officialdom, the anecdote, and, above all, the historical document.

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