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By Cui Ruide (Denis Twitchett) 2 月 24 at Cambridge, England, died aged 80.
Cui Ruide a Chinese name Denis C. Twitchett, China Social Sciences Press, Cambridge History of China published the Chinese version of writing Cuirui De Series, from which this article.
"Professor Cui Ruide is to define the West over the past 50 years the authority of the Chinese people in historical research," Cui Ruide disciples, assistant professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University, Yang Lu said, "(he is) Ancient Chinese History of the most outstanding historian, his research involves the AD 500 to 1000 years of Chinese history, many of the key issues. Most of his writings about that period is still the standard readers. the impact of his work widely and a number of areas, especially in Chinese society History and Economic History. His views in these areas and methods of motivation and drive to innovate with several generations of historians. "
The project started in 1966 when the original plan only the volumes, but with the progress of the study, had to grow again, there are already 12 volumes appeared, Volume 3, is also out.
"Cambridge History of China" series has been translated and published in succession in China, it is difficult to tell local history have much in the end the academic 影响, 但是 this book inspired many ordinary readers interested in true historical works, although its style, methods, and even views and interpretations are modern, Western.
In addition, he was there, editor or co-edited a number of books on general history and culture of Tang Dynasty China, monographs, a Historical Atlas and 1974's "The Times Atlas of China" (The Times Atlas of China), then China's information block, the data hard to find an endless stream of new names, but also the face of the new alphabet and the transition between the old transliteration, Cui Ruide can imagine the difficulties encountered.
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