A CONCISE COMMENTARY ON MONOGRAPHS ON THE WESTERN REGIONS IN THE OFFICIAL HISTORY BOOKS OF THE WESTERN & EASTERN HAN, WEI,JIN,SOUTHERN & NORTHERN DYNASTIES是同作者《两汉魏晋南北朝正史西域传要注》一书的英文版,是作者为两汉魏晋南北朝正史西域传有关西域的记载提供的一个系统的注解。
作者长期研究西域史和古代中外关系史、塞种、贵霜、嚈哒以及两汉魏晋南北朝与西域关系史,在此基础上,作者就各篇西域传所见西域文化、宗教、习俗、制度,以及人种、语言、文字作了分门别类的研究,结集而成《两汉魏晋南北朝正史西域传研究》,再依据研究的结论,撰写了《两汉魏晋南北朝正史西域传要注》一书,为两汉魏晋南北朝正史西域传有关西域的记载提供的一个系统的注解。
目录
上册
INTRODUCTION1
CONVENTIONS3
Chapter 1 A Concise Commentary on the “Dayuan liezhuan” (Monograph on Dayuan) of Shiji (ch. 123)4
Chapter 2 A Concise Commentary on the “Xiyu zhuan A” (Monograph on the Western Regions A) of Hanshu (ch. 96A)66
Chapter 3 A Concise Commentary on the “Xiyu zhuan B” (Monograph on the Western Regions B) of Hanshu (ch. 96B)161
Chapter 4 A Concise Commentary on the “Xiyu zhuan” (Monograph on the Western Regions) of Houhanshu (ch. 88)254
Chapter 5 A Concise Commentary on the “Xirong zhuan” (Monograph on the Western Rong) Chapter of Weilüe359
下册
Chapter 6 A Concise Commentary on the “Xirong zhuan” (Monograph onthe Western Rong) of Jinshu (ch. 97)399
Chapter 7 A Concise Commentary on the “Xibei zhurong zhuan” (Monographon the Various Rong of the Northwest) of Liangshu (ch. 54)427
Chapter 8 A Concise Commentary on the “Xiyu zhuan” (Monography on theWestern Regions) of Weishu (ch. 102)455
Chapter 9 A Concise Commentary on the “Yiyu zhuan A” (Monography onForeign Lands A) of Zhoushu (ch. 50)538
Chapter 10 A Concise Commentary on the “Xiyu zhuan” (Monograph on theWestern Regions) of Suishu (ch. 83)568
Chapter 11 A Concise Commentary on the “Xiyu zhuguo zhuan” (Monographon Various States in the Western Regions) of Nanshi (ch. 79)627
Chapter 12 A Concise Commentary on the “Xiyu zhuan” (Monograph on theWestern Regions) of Beishi (ch. 97)635
BIBLIOGRAPHY699
INDEX730
POSTSCRIPT746