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Klappentext This book describes the selection! processing and editing of material for an authorized history of the T'ang. Zusammenfassung This book describes how the Chinese government! between about 620 and 850! developed an official organization designed to select! process! and edit material for inclusion in official historical works eventually to be incorporated in an official history of the dynasty. There is no comparable work in any language! including Chinese. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Conventions; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Bureaucratic Apparatus: 1. Introduction; 2. The bureaucratic apparatus; Part II. The Compilation of the Historical Record: 3. Introduction; 4. The court diaries (Ch'i-chii chu); 5. The inner palace diaries (Nei Ch'i-chii chu); 6. The record of administrative affairs (Shih-cheng chi); 7. The daily calandar (Jih-li); 8. Biographies; 9. Histories of institutions, historical encyclopedias, and collections of documents; 10. The veritable records (Shih-lu); 11. The national history (Kuo shih); Part III. The Chiu T'ang shu: 12. The compilation of the Chiu T'ang shu; 13. The Chiu T'ang shu and its sources: the basic annals; 14. The Chiu T'ang shu and its sources: the monographs; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
