Historical Masterpieces of China

Author: Qian Mu
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: A History of Famous Chinese Historiography is a lecture manuscript by Professor Qian Mu for his PhD students, edited and refined by the professor based on students' notes and recordings. It is a concise work on the history of historiography, where Qian Mu outlines the emergence, development, characteristics, and issues of Chinese historiography from the perspective of disciplinary history, highlighting key points and providing a general framework. Through a comparison between Chinese and Western historiography, he elucidates the spirit and essence of Chinese thought and scholarship. The book also includes detailed discussions on classic Chinese historical texts, offering great assistance to readers interested in exploring them. This is a concise work on the history of historiography, written based on lectures. The author outlines the emergence, development, characteristics, and issues of Chinese historiography from the perspective of disciplinary history, highlighting key points and providing a general framework. Through a comparison between Chinese and Western historiography, he reveals the spirit and essence of Chinese historiography, as well as the principles and significance of Chinese thought and scholarship.