从《中国新史》看费正清的中国观

The View on China by John King Fairbank from China,A New History

美国的汉学家对中国的认识是认识中国的视角之一。费正清是公认的美国中国学的创始人,他以历史学家的身份研究中国,并从文化的角度研究中国历史,从而形成了他的中国观。《中国新史》是他最后一部作品,也是他中国观的总结。费氏的中国观具有三个主要特点:以考古学领域发现为佐证,强调中国文化的连续性和同一性;以中国历史为背景,强调中国文化的特殊性;从美中关系的发展出发,强调中国文化的重要性。

John King Fairbank, the well-known Father of Chinese studies in America, studied China as a historian and formed his view on China on the basis of study of China＇s history from the cultural perspective. China, A New History, his last works, summarizes the main ideas of his view on China that are characterized by three aspects： with the evidence from archeological discoveries, the continuity and unity of China＇s culture is emphasized; against the background of China＇s history, the peculiarity of China＇s culture is highlighted; from the perspective of the development of US-Sino relations, the importance of understanding and learning China＇s culture is stressed.