中国史学史学科的发展与存在的问题

中国史学史学科自20年代梁启超倡立,至今已有80余年的历史。其发展历程,以1949年为界分为旧、新两个阶段。旧阶段的史学史学科,以西方资产阶级史学理论为指导,以"史官、史家、史学的发展及当前史学的趋势"为学科框架。新阶段的史学史学科,在唯物史观指导下,以历史观、史学思想、历史编纂学及史家活动等为研究内容,理论认识提高了一个层次。20世纪60年代的史学史热潮是新阶段史学史学科的起步时期,其发展势头被"文革"人为打断,70年代末恢复的史学史研究,是60年代发展进程的接续。60年代和70年代末以来的史学史研究实属同一发展阶段,即与1949年以前相对而言的"新阶段"。当前的史学史研究呈现了繁盛局面,但也存在着基本理论尚不明确、重要问题研究不够、研究内容低层次重复、学风浮躁和管理者重视不够等问题,须引起重视。

The Development and the Problems of China Historiography Subject

The progress of China historiography can be divided into the old phase and the new phase by 1949 since Liang Qichao proposed to make historiography research in 1920s. China historiography researchers during the old phase took the Western capitalist historical theories as research guides, and took "the historical officials, historians, the development of history and the trends of current history research" as the main contents of the subject; while during the new phase, under the guide of Marxism materialist conception of history, China historians take the historical view, historical thoughts, history compiling and historians' activities as the main contents of the subject. In the early 1960s, historiography research in its starting stage had been on the upsurge but interrupted by the Culture Revolution and had not been revived until in the end of 1970s. Comparison to the old phase before 1949, the historiography research in 1960s and 1970s were in the same stage. The current historiography research has taken on a prosperous aspect at present, however, many problems should be taken seriously, and resolved, for example, the basic theory is still blurred, some key problems have not been studied thoroughly, the research contents have been repeated badly, and the flighty and rash circumstance for history research.