Song-era studies of history from the perspective of elite politics.
The rich historiography of the Song period has long been analyzed in context of the "Tang-Song transition." Outside of this framework, using "elite politics" as a structural ideology to evaluate the limitations of historiographical systems, the role of history books, and the influence of new histori...
| Publicado en: | Chinese Studies in History Vol. 59; no. 2/3; pp. 150 - 169 |
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Spring/Summer2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=196293231&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 196293231 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00094633 7J7 jtl: Chinese Studies in History issn: 00094633 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Spring/Summer2026 vid: 59 iid: 2/3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 196293231 10.1080/00094633.2026.2661549 ppf: 150 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 584KB tig: atl: Song-era studies of history from the perspective of elite politics. aug: au: Ruilai, Wang affil: Research Institute for Oriental Cultures, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan sug: keyword: historiography, history-writing systems Scholar-official elite political influence Song-era studies of history Song-Yuan transition ab: The rich historiography of the Song period has long been analyzed in context of the "Tang-Song transition." Outside of this framework, using "elite politics" as a structural ideology to evaluate the limitations of historiographical systems, the role of history books, and the influence of new historiographical styles helps illuminate how the expansion of the civil service examination system created a political community centered around scholar-official elites. From that time forward, history books were no longer mere symbols of dynastic legitimacy, but also a tool for the legitimization of scholar-official identity, the summary of experiences, and control of discourse. By constructing systems, editing historical records, and promoting literacy, history books reshaped the role and style of historiography, pushing traditionally politics-centered history toward writing methods with more social and intellectual variety. Within this context, the new historiographical formats of "narratives from beginning to end" style (ji shi benmo ti 記事本末體) and "outline and details" style (gangmu ti綱目體) emerged as historiography shifted in focus from political to social. Thus, following the Tang-Song transition, Song historiography became an important cultural symbol of the Song-Yuan period's societal changes. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Chinese Studies in History is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Chinese Studies in History holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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