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Zhang Xuecheng’s Historiography and Other Essays

Naitō Konan · 1922–1928 · translated by Valentin Sarić

How should history be written, and whose evidence survives?

Five complete essays by Naitō Konan range from Zhang Xuecheng’s historical method to Restoration sources, Prince Shōtoku, book collectors, and the cultural life of modern China.

Concise notes explain historical names, institutional terms, and textual details. AI-assisted translation, prepared and edited by Valentin Sarić.

127pages
1922–1928first published
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