《中国历史小丛书》:关于新中国“十七年史学”大众化的个案考察

Chinese History Series: a Case Study in History Popularization During 17-year Period of New China

作为新中国成立十七年间的首套历史普及读物,吴晗主编的《中国历史小丛书》可谓这一时期史学大众化的典范。该书的主要特点有三:一是题材广泛,内容丰富;二是主题明确,自成体系;三是文质兼具,雅俗共赏。这对当前做好历史普及工作、继续推进当代中国史学大众化具有重要启示:必须正确处理普及与提高的辩证关系,注意专业作者队伍的培养问题及以提升人民文化水平为旨归。

As the first history popular books published in the 17-year period of New China,Chinese History Series which edited by Wu Han was the model of history popularization. There were three main features of the Series.First,it had a wide range of subjects and the content was really rich. Second,the theme was clear and the book established it＇s own system. Third,there was a well-balanced admixture of the literacy and essence and the book was suit both refined and popular tastes. Therefore,it was significant for us to promote the popularization of contemporary historiography. In the first place,we must correctly handle the dialectical relationship between the popularization and improvement. In the next place,we should pay attention to the problem of professional author training.Finally,it was necessary to emphasize the purpose of enhancing people＇s cultural level.