History and Historiography

Author: Jian Bozan
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Mr. Jian Bozan's book Historical Materials and Historiography is a work that discusses ancient Chinese "historiography" and "historiography." The original version was published by Shanghai International Cultural Service in April 1946, containing three essays: A Brief Discussion on Historical Materials in Chinese Bibliography, On Sima Qian's Historiography, and On Liu Zhi's Historiography. This edition is an enlarged version, with three newly added essays arranged in chronological order of publication: A Brief Discussion on the Methods of Collecting Historical Materials, Archaeological Discoveries and Historical Research, and On the "Three Foundational Issues" of Historiography. Mr. Jian was a renowned Marxist historian. Throughout his life, in addition to writing many major works on historiographical research and development, such as Outlines of Chinese History and A Course in the Philosophy of History, he also wrote numerous popular works to help the general public, especially young students, learn and study history. This book is one of his important introductory works on historiography. From the publication of the original version to the release of the enlarged edition, there is a span of 40 years. During these 40 years, Chinese history underwent earth-shaking changes, and Mr. Jian's personal life also experienced ups and downs. Although small in size, the formation process of this book reflects an important aspect of Chinese history and Mr. Jian's own life.