民国史学的一次世界之旅——中央研究院参加国际历史学会始末

A World Tour by the Republic of China's History Profession——Academia Sinica Joining the International Commission of Historical Science(ICHS)

1938年中央研究院参加国际历史学会是民国时期中国史学界的一件大事。最初,来华的国际历史学会会长泰姆普利希望顾颉刚组织中国历史学会,并以此会名义代表中国加入国际历史学会。由于中国史学界史观多歧,派别林立,难以统一,泰姆普利转而邀请中央研究院代表参加。中央研究院经与教育部商讨,决定参加办法三条。1938年8月,胡适代表中央研究院参加国际历史学会第八届大会,经大会决定中国正式加入国际历史学会。国际历史学会第八届大会所呈现的历史研究服务于现实的现代性趋向,对抗战时期中国史学界学术风气的转变产生了积极影响,史学研究、史学教育为抗日民族战争服务成为中国史学界的共识。

The affiliation of Academia Sinica into the ICHS in 1938 was a great event for the Chinese history society in the Republic of China. At first, Temperley, the chairman of the ICHS expected Gu Jiegang, a famous Chinese historian to organize the History Institute of China to be its member. But he soon found the plan was difficult to materialize because of the too many cliques in Chinese history society. So he invited Academia Sinica to participate in the 8^th Conference of the ICHS. In August, 1938, Hu Shi, a famous Chinese scholar, participated the 8^th Conference representing Academia Sinica and the Conference received China as a member of the ICHS. The Conference affirmatively affected the transition of general mood of Chinese history society in the time of Anti-Japanese War, a consensus has been reached that historic research and education should serve for the anti-Japanese war.