History of Chinese Archives

Author: Zhou Xueheng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 1994-12-01
Features: "A History of China's Archival Career" is a specialized historical course that studies the origins and development of archives, archival careers, and archival science in China. It is one of the compulsory core subjects for archival majors in higher education institutions. This book provides a systematic exposition of the development of China's archival career, aiming to explore the laws of its development and elucidate its role and influence on the social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of various historical stages. The goal is to summarize historical experience and offer historical references for the current development of the archival career. Additionally, it enriches students' professional historical knowledge, enhances their professional competence and political awareness, and deepens their love for socialist motherland and the archival career. For this revision, both the content and chapters of "A Concise History of China's Archival Career" have been significantly expanded and adjusted. First, this book adds sections on documents and document work history from various historical periods. This is because official documents and official archives are the same physical objects in different stages of development. To study archives, one must first study the names of document types, official document procedures, and terminology, as well as the document processing procedures, to further understand the relationship between documents and archives. Second, it provides a brief introduction to the existing historical archives of different periods, enabling students and archival professionals to gain a certain understanding of the historical heritage of their motherland. Additionally, this book emphasizes the historical origins of archival science and its specific research in modern times, highlighting the historical characteristics of archival science in China. With the addition of content, the chapters have been adjusted accordingly.