Historical Masterpieces of China (New Edition) -- Qian Mu Works Series

Author: Qian Mu
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: A History of Famous Chinese Historiography is a lecture manuscript by Professor Qian Mu for his PhD students, edited and refined by the professor based on students' notes and recordings. This is a concise work on the history of historiography. From the perspective of the discipline's history, Qian Mu outlines the emergence, development, characteristics, and problems of Chinese historiography, elucidating the spirit and essence of Chinese thought and scholarship through a comparison with Western historiography. He presents classic Chinese historical texts in separate chapters, which will greatly benefit readers interested in reading Chinese historical works. This book is a concise work on the history of historiography. Written based on lectures, the author outlines the emergence, development, characteristics, and problems of Chinese historiography from the perspective of the discipline's history, and through a comparison with Western historiography, reveals the spirit and essence of Chinese historiography as well as Chinese thought and scholarship.