开展生态环境史研究 拓宽解读人类历史的视角

2007年11月由历史研究编辑部、世界历史编辑部、中国社会科学院世界历史研究所和辽宁大学共同举办了"中国世界史学科体系建设研讨会",与会学者进行了广泛而热烈的交流和讨论,既有共识,也存在分歧。共识是应该扬弃以"西欧中心论"为核心所构建的世界史体系,建设有中国特色的世界史体系。改革开放三十年来国际国内环境的变化,国际学术界交往的不断扩大,中国历史学工作者(包括中国史学者和世界史学者)的辛勤努力和认知高度为此提供了前提和可能;分歧则在于以什么为核心来构建、怎样构建有中国特色的世界史体系。众说纷纭,各抒己见。本刊约请数位陈述代表性观点的学者撰写笔谈,以期引起所有史学工作者和爱好者的关注,通过讨论,进一步推进和深化有中国特色的世界史体系的建设。

In November 2007, the 'Symposium on Building up a System of World History Studies from a Chinese Perspective' was held under the joint auspices of the editorial office of Historical Research, the editorial office of World History, the Institute of World History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Liaoning University. Participants in the symposium engaged in active discussions and exchanges on a wide range of topics. Consensus has been reached despite some differences. All participants agreed that a new system of world history studies from a Chinese perspective should be built to replace the old Eurocentric one. The changing national and international environments in the past three decades since reform and opening up, expanding exchanges with the international academic community, and the efforts Chinese historians (of Chinese and of world history) have made and the insights they have attained all provide preconditions and possibilities for such a new system. However, differences exist over what should be taken as the core of this new system and how it should be built. We present here several representative views to call for more attention from historians and others who are interested, in hope that discussions and debates may facilitate the building of such a new system.