New Historiography: The Landscape of Interdisciplinary Dialogue: The Landscape of Interdisciplinary Dialogue

Author: Yang Nianqun
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: As is well known, the publication of New Historiography marked the complete end of the era dominated by the "history of chaos and order" perspective in Chinese historiography, ushering in a new stage under the influence of the "progressive historiography" perspective. Since then, Chinese historiography has become a part of the "world history" narrative framework. New Historiography is no longer solely associated with the name of Liang Qichao but has become a symbolic document of the fundamental transformation of modern Chinese historiography. This book is a concentrated reflection of the academic strength of contemporary China. Over thirty top scholars from across the country, with the theme "What kind of new historiography does China need—celebrating the centennial of Liang Qichao's New Historiography," have explored propositions such as modernity, local knowledge, and postmodernism in modern or historical China, from the perspectives of their respective disciplines and research topics. Their insightful contributions effectively reflect the current state of interdisciplinary historical studies in China, demonstrating a high academic level and offering significant benefits for future historiographical research. It can be said that this is a collection of essays attempting to present a comprehensive picture of contemporary "new historiography" after Liang Qichao, an anthology of essays that breaks through the traditional framework of single-discipline discussions, a panoramic record of the first interdisciplinary conference in the field of Chinese historiography, and a monumental work compiling the explorations of nine disciplines into new paradigms of historical inquiry!