Selected Papers from Fifty Years of Historical Studies (A Review of 20th-Century Chinese Historiography: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

Author: Editorial Department of "Historical Research"
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
Features: "Historical Research" is a historical academic journal initiated and established by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China under the "China History Issues" initiative. It was first launched in Beijing in February 1954. Comrade Mao Zedong proposed at the outset that the journal should adopt the principle of "freedom of thought and debate" to study history. Guo Moruo directly led the establishment of the editorial board and the editorial department. The members of the inaugural editorial board included Guo Moruo, Yin Da, Zi Shouyi, Xiang Da, Lü Zhenyu, Du Guoxiang, Wu Han, Ji Xianlin, Hou Wailu, Hu Sheng, Fan Wenlan, Chen Yuan, Chen Yinque, Xia Na, Ji Wenfu, Tang Yongtong, Liu Dannian, and Jian Bozan. The former editors-in-chief include Yin Da, Li She, Pang Pu, Xu Zongmian, Tian Jujian, Song Dejin, Li Xinduo, and Zhang Yigong. "Historical Research" is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. It is published bimonthly. The main columns include: Special Studies, Theory and Method, Historians and Historiography, Discussions and Reviews, Book Reviews, Theory and Method, Historians and Historiography, Discussions and Reviews, Book Reviews, Historical Notes, Academic Reviews, Evaluations of Foreign New Books, and Letters from Readers. "Historical Research" is the authoritative historical academic journal of the People's Republic of China, enjoying high reputation both domestically and internationally. Some of its articles have been translated and introduced abroad by "Social Sciences in China." "Historical Research" was first launched in 1954, being one of the earliest philosophy and social sciences journals established after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Over the past half-century, "Historical Research" has published approximately 4,000 articles, collectively representing and reflecting the achievements of several generations of historians in the new China. The authors range from the renowned historical giants like Guo Moruo, who had already gained fame by the mid-20th century, to the emerging scholars who have only begun to shine in the new century. This reflects the highest level of development and evolutionary direction of Chinese historical studies over the past fifty years. Therefore, in terms of the development and evolution of academic history, the fifty years of "Historical Research" can be seen as a microcosm of the development of historical studies in the new China. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of "Historical Research," we have compiled this series of books.