Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index.
Contents
The world of Ssu-ma Ch‘ien -- The biography of Ssu-ma Ch‘ien -- The beginnings of Chinese historiography -- The form of the Shih chi -- The thought of Ssu-ma Ch‘ien -- Appendix A. Selected translations from the Shih chi -- Appendix B. On the dating of Ssu-ma Ch‘ien's letter to Jen An.