Historical truth, historical criticism and ideology : Chinese historiography and historical culture from a new comparative perspective ; [... proceedings of the third and last Meeting of the Conference Series "Chinese Historiography and Historical Culture

Three issues essential to our insight into the concept and function of historical consciousness, and the description thereof, form the core of this book: historical truth, historical comment and criticism, and ideology (including the historian's trustworthiness).Taking as a point of departure the workings of these concepts in Chinese historical thinking, the volume carefully draws comparisons with similar topics in the Western tradition. It thus advocates and shows a truly comparative approach that sets the stage for an intercultural dialogue on this important subject.The first comprehensive work on the political and cognitive dimensions of Chinese historical consciousness set against its Western counterpart. Three issues essential to our insight into the concept and function of historical consciousness, and the description thereof, form the core of this historical truth, historical comment and criticism, and ideology (including the historian's trustworthiness). Taking as a point of departure the workings of these concepts in Chinese historical thinking, the volume carefully draws comparisons with similar topics in the Western tradition. It thus advocates and shows a truly comparative approach that sets the stage for an intercultural dialogue on this important subject. The first comprehensive work on the political and cognitive dimensions of Chinese historical consciousness set against its Western counterpart. Edited By Helwig Schmidt-glintzer, Achim Mittag And Jörn Rüsen. This Volume Collects The Proceedings Of The Third And Last Meeting Of The Conference Series 'chinese Historiography And Historical Culture From A New Comparative Perspective', Which Took Place At The Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, On October 4-6, 2001--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Text In English With Some Citations In Chinese. "This book is the first comprehensive work on the political and cognitive dimensions of Chinese historical consciousness set against its Western counterpart."--BOOK JACKET