Twentieth-Century Chinese Historiographical Masterpieces -- On the Shangshu (with Two Other Works)

Author: Chen Mengjia
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book includes three works by Chen Mengjia: General Treatise on the Book of Documents, which consists of three parts: "General Treatise," "Special Treatise," and "Lectures"; Annals of the Six States, which utilizes a revised chronology of the six states and bronze inscriptions to determine the corresponding years of the feudal lords; and Study of the Western Zhou Dynasty's Chronology, which employs bronze inscriptions to research the era of the Western Zhou Dynasty. As the 20th century draws to a close, Chinese historiography has undergone a century of transformation and innovation, a century of prosperity and harvest, with remarkable achievements and a generation of outstanding scholars, worthy of study and summary. This book aims to systematically present the historiographical achievements of the 20th century, offering readers the works of the most representative historians. Through reading, readers will see how Chinese historiography has moved along a winding path from tradition to modernity, how it has transformed, innovated, inherited, and explored, and how, over a century, numerous scholars have devoted their efforts and dedication to nurturing and enriching the garden of Chinese historiography.