韩国的“朝鲜海关”研究述评——以朝鲜海关的对外依存性为中心

A Review of South Korean Scholarship on the Korean Maritime Customs:Focusing on the External Dependence of the Korean Maritime Customs

朝鲜海关非常依赖外部势力,因此之前研究海关问题的韩国学者认为,研究海关问题只是暴露出了朝鲜政府的被动性,而这也只不过是当时历史脉络中非常典型的一部分,与朝鲜殖民地化过程的一般性走向并无二致,也似乎没有什么特别值得加以记载的地方。而我认为:今后韩国学界不应该只停留在一国史的范畴,而应该从包含中国、日本在内的东亚视角出发,尝试新的研究方法。鉴于清朝深度参与了朝鲜海关的创设与运营,因此韩国学界似乎可以从包括中国在内的海外资料入手,积极发掘新的资料。

The Korean Maritime Customs was highly dependent on developments outside of the country.Its passive approach forms part of a greater trend toward diminished soveriegnty and eventual colonization.Therefore,studies of the Korean Maritime Customs should step outside the confines of a single-country historical approach,and adopt an East Asian perspective that includes China and Japan.In particular,Korean scholars should actively examine and analyze sources from China,since the Qing Dynasty was deeply involved in the creation and operation of the Korean Maritime Customs.