Three issues essential to our insight into the concept and function ofhistorical consciousness and the description thereof form the core of thisbook historical ... » 

Three issues essential to our insight into the concept and function ofhistorical consciousness and the description thereof form the core of thisbook historical truth historical comment and criticism and ideologyincluding the historians trustworthiness.Taking as a point of departure the workings of these concepts in Chinesehistorical thinking the volume carefully draws comparisons with similar topicsin the Western tradition. It thus advocates and shows a truly comparativeapproach that sets the stage for an intercultural dialogue on this importantsubject.The first comprehensive work on the political and cognitive dimensions ofChinese historical consciousness set against its Western counterpart. «