jeffreychann Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thanks! Another question,, Do you study China's history? I've came across the Chinese Civil War. With this for example, are there any historiography to mention about? As well as Mao Ze-Dong, I have no clue when can I use historiography.. When writing about any aspect within the China history course, there are usually 5 perspectives/schools of thought to consider: 1. Chinese official/primary sources 2. Pro-Guomindang (GMD) and later Cold War attitudes 1930s-1980s 3. Western, liberal sympathetic views 1930s – 1980s 4. Literature of the wounded/scar literature since the death of Mao in 1976 5. Revisionist historians since the 1980s Each school of though will have a slightly different perspective on the Chinese Civil War. If you can find five books which represent each of these schools of thought you will be able to integrate these different perspectives into your essay. For example, "Mao: the Unknown Story" by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday is an example of scare literature; works by Edgar Snow are considered to be western liberal sympathetic. Thanks Keel, I've got some content about them! Thanks!! :) How much will you write for Historiography? Does it varies? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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