Qian Daixin's Historical Thought

Author: Wang Jìlù
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book breaks down the gap between Confucian studies and historiography, systematically revealing the rich intellectual connotations behind Qian Daxin's historical textual research from an ideological perspective. It offers new insights into Qian Daxin's academic origins and characteristics, his views on Confucian studies and historiographical thought, historical critiques and political discourses, achievements and methodologies in historical textual research, ideas on historical compilation, his expertise and insights in Yuan Dynasty studies, his practices in local chronicle compilation, and theories of local chronicle studies, prompting further reflection. While grounded in theoretical discussions, the book also challenges the long-standing mindset that pits textual research against ideology. Against a broader academic backdrop, it summarizes Qian Daxin's unique ways of expressing his historiographical thoughts and discusses the intellectual style of scholars in a specific historical context. This book not only offers innovative contributions to Qian Daxin studies but also holds high academic value. Moreover, it provides profound inspiration for understanding other Qian Daxin-style historians in the history of Chinese historiography. The book provides an in-depth exploration of Qian Daxin's birth year and writings, with a focus on his historiographical thought. It is rich in sources and sharp in argumentation, and its value lies in the following aspects:
1. It conducts a comprehensive study of Qian Daxin's historiographical achievements.
2. Many of the content is discussed for the first time by the author, such as Qian Daxin's historical critiques, Qian Daxin's ideas on historical compilation, and Qian Daxin's textual research on the History of Song.
3. It proposes many viewpoints different from previous ones, such as Qian Daxin's Confucian thought and the theory of Qian Daxin's historical textual research.