Major John S. et al. The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China

New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. — 988 p.This book is the first complete English translation of the Huainanzi, a work from the early Han dynasty that is of fundamental importance to the intellectual history of early China. With this translation, we hope to acquaint specialists and general readers alike, to a degree that heretofore was not possible, with the philosophical richness of the text, its careful and deliberate organization and presentation of a great range of material, and the sophistication of its literary style and rhetorical techniques.