The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume II: The Basic Annals of the Han DynastyThis second volume of the ongoing annotated translation of Ssu ma Ch'ien's Shih chi (The Grand Scribe's Records), widely acknowledged as the most important history of early China, contains the "basic annals" of five early Han dynasty emperors. The annals trace the first century of Han rule (206 ca. 100 BC) in a year by year account that focuses on imperial activities. When this translation is completed, it will make available in English all 130