Selected Papers from Fifty Years of "Historical Research" -- Social History

Author: Social Sciences Academic Press
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Publication Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Historical Research is a historical academic journal initiated by the "Committee on Historical Issues of the Chinese Communist Party" and was first launched in Beijing in February 1954. Comrade Mao Zedong first proposed studying history with the principle of "freedom of thought and debate" when initiating the creation of Historical Research. Guo Moruo directly led the establishment of the editorial board and editorial department. The members of the first editorial board included Guo Moruo, Yin Da, Bai Shouyi, Xiang Da, Lü Zhenyu, Du Guoyang, Wu Han, Ji Xianlin, Hou Wailu, Hu Sheng, Fan Wenlan, Chen Yuan, Chen Yinke, Xia Nai, 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 Xinda, and Zhang Yigong. Historical Research is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Bimonthly. Main columns: Special Studies, Theory and Methodology, Historians and Historiography, Discussion and Review, Book Reviews, Historical Notes, Academic Reviews, Reviews of Foreign New Books, Letters to the Editor, etc. 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 papers have been translated and introduced to foreign countries by Social Sciences in China. Historical Research, founded in 1954, is one of the earliest philosophy and social science 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, representing and reflecting the achievements of several generations of historians in the new China. Its authors range from the renowned giants of history like Guo Moruo, who gained fame in the mid-20th century, to the emerging scholars who have only begun to shine in the new century, embodying the highest level and evolutionary trajectory 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 also be seen as a microcosm of the development of historical studies in the new China. To this end, we have compiled this series of books to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Historical Research.
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Returning History to History: Conducting Social History Research
On the Subject Matter of Social History Research: A Review and Prospect – Several Issues Concerning Social History Research
A Preliminary Discussion on the Discipline Construction of Social History
A Roundtable Discussion on Social History Research
A Brief Discussion on Social History
On Some Theoretical Issues in Social History Research
Revisiting the Conceptual Issues of Social History
History, Historiography, and Gender (Roundtable Discussion)
Exploring the Past, Present, and Possibilities of Chinese Disease and Medical History
Rumors and Misinformation in the Han Dynasty
A Study of the "Immoral Customs" in Jieshi
Scholarly Figures in the You and Ying Regions During the Jin and Jin Periods
A Discussion on the Customs of the Jurchen Ethnic Group in the Jin Dynasty
Tea Drinking Customs in the Yuan Dynasty
Research on Temple Fairs in North China During the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Clans and National Identity in Local Society – The Ideological Foundations of Clan Development in South China During the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The Hui Clan and Social Change in Huizhou – A Discussion on Regional Society and Traditional China
The Spread of Plague and Social Change in North China (1580–1644)
Constructing Village Stories and Community History – A Case Study of the Chen Clan in Dongfeng Village with a Discussion on "Historical Memory" in Traditional Rural Society
Leprosy Isolation and the Unity and Action of Community Elite Groups in Modern China – An Interpretation of Oral Historical Materials from Liyuantun
Teahouses in the Early 20th Century and Urban Social Life in China – A Case Study of Chengdu
The Jesus Family and Christian Utopia in China
Widow Remarriage in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
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