Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Note on Translations, References, and Dates ix
5. Maps xi
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I Rethinking Early Chinese History Writing
8. 1 Zhou Historiography as Seen from the Transmitted Texts 11
9. 2 Xinian and Zhou Historiography 37
10. 3 Zhou Historiography in Other Newly Discovered Sources 68
11. 4 Beyond Sima Qian 95
12. 5 Chu Historiography and Chu Cultural Identity 122
13. PART II Xinian Translation and Commentary
14. Xinian 1 151
15. Xinian 2 155
16. Xinian 3 161
17. Xinian 4 165
18. Xinian 5 169
19. Xinian 6 173
20. Xinian 7 178
21. Xinian 8 181
22. Xinian 9 184
23. Xinian 10 186
24. Xinian 11 188
25. Xinian 12 192
26. Xinian 13 194
27. Xinian 14 196
28. Xinian 15 200
29. Xinian 16 206
30. Xinian 17 210
31. Xinian 18 214
32. Xinian 19 220
33. Xinian 20 223
34. Xinian 21 227
35. Xinian 22 231
36. Xinian 23 235
37. Notes 243
38. Bibliography 277
39. Index 307