地方通史的经典之作——关于《苏州通史·中华人民共和国卷》

A Classic of Local General History:On The People’s Republic Volume in The General History of Suzhou

《苏州通史·中华人民共和国卷》堪称是一部“地方通史的经典之作”,其主要价值体现在它的现实意义、文化意义、政治意义及学术意义四个方面。它的成功编纂,对编写地方通史著作有着规范性意义:要处理好微观与宏观、个案与整体等方面的辩证关系,在突出地方特色和元素的同时,深刻、准确地揭示其典型价值。沿着已有的成功之路,继续进行不断的研究和探索,本书中存在的不足之处将会被逐步克服。

On The People’s Republic Volume in The General History of Suzhou can be regarded as a“classic work of local general history”,its main value is embodied in its practical significance,cultural significance,political significance and academic significance.The normative significance of its successful completion to the compilation of local general history works includes the aspects as follows:to deal with the dialectical relationship between micro and macro,individual and whole,and to reveal its typical value profoundly and accurately,while highlighting local characteristics and elements.By the existing road of success,and carrying out continuous research and exploration,the shortcomings of this book will be gradually removed.