The Origin of Modern Public History in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4493615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Na Li (0000-0002-1103-6864, Zhejiang University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Pages | 252-273 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History Workshop Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-3554 • E-ISSN: 1477-4569 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hwj/dbz033 |
| OpenAlex | W2969554785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article tracks the origin of modern public history in China. Through a critical survey of the landscape, the article focuses on why public history has such a widespread appeal among ordinary Chinese, and how it is used for social cohesion and identity building to mobilize a general population. The author argues that public history has flourished in the last two decades alongside a deteriorating notion of national identity unified by the state; the genesis of this can be traced back to the turn of the twentieth century. Three propositions are suggested for further developing public history in China, namely writing differently, a broader and more liberal understanding of history, and an emphasis on rigour
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Appeal · China · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · History of China · Identity (music) · Media studies · Modern history · Political science · Politics · Population · Public discourse · Public history · Rigour · Social science · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |