Perspectives long seen as orthodox and mainstream are being reassessed. The traditional structure of "history as constructed by the rulers, the literati, the dominant ethnic group, and by males" is being challenged everywhere. Histories written from the point of view of minority groups, women, and the common people are being produced.
二十世紀末被認為是觀念「解構」的世紀，過去被認為是正統的、主流的價值觀，一再被提出來重新思考，史學來說，傳統的歷史架構，由「統治者、士大夫，主要族群漢人、男人建構的歷史」紛紛被挑戰，少數民族、婦女、勞動者等不同角度的歷史出爐。