From Tradition to Modernity (On the Transformation of Chinese Historiography)

Author: Liu Lina
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Based on extensive historical materials, this book examines the arduous and winding process of Chinese historiography transforming from tradition to modernization during the first three decades of the 20th century from both historical and logical perspectives. It provides a detailed argumentation on the renewal and reform of historical concepts, research objects, content of historical works, research methods, and formats of historical works, based on the intrinsic development of the historiographical theoretical system, and puts forward unique insights. Overall, among the numerous works on the transformation of modern historiography, this book can be considered as one that is richer in content, more thorough in argumentation, and offers new insights.