Selected Papers from "Historical Research" Over Fifty Years (Retrospection on Chinese Historiography in the 20th Century (Part 1, 2, 3))

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Department of "Historical Research"
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
Features: "Historical Research" is a professional historical 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 inception of "Historical Research" to study history with the principle of "freedom of thought and debate." Guo Moruo directly led the establishment of the editorial board and the editorial department. The members of the first editorial board included Guo Moruo, Yin Da, Bai Shouyi, Xiang Da, Lü Zhenyu, Du Guoxiang, Wu Han, Ji Xianlin, Hou Wailu, Hu Sheng, Fan Wenlan, Chen Yuan, Chen Yinke, 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, among others. "Historical Research" is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. It is published bimonthly. Main columns: Special Studies, Theories and Methods, Historians and Historiography, Discussions and Reviews, Book Reviews, Theories and Methods, Historians and Historiography, Discussions and Reviews, Book Reviews, Historical Notes, Academic Reviews, Evaluations of Foreign New Books, Letters from Readers, etc. "Historical Research" is the authoritative historical professional 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" 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. In half a century, "Historical Research" has published approximately 4,000 articles, representing and reflecting the crystallized achievements of several generations of historians in the new China. Its authors range from the renowned historical giants like Guo Moruo, who had already gained fame in the mid-20th century, to the emerging scholars who began to shine in the new century, embodying the highest level and evolutionary path 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 launch of "Historical Research."