辛亥前清王朝政权存在合理性的丧失

辛亥革命到今年,已经整整一百年了。一百年来,中国发生了翻天覆地的变化,关于辛亥革命的研究也取得了举世瞩目的辉煌成就。站在一百年的当口,我们的中国近代史研究,还能拿出怎样的成果奉献给读者呢?一百年的学术研究不可能穷尽辛亥革命的全部内涵,随着研究的进展,许多深层次的问题还会不断浮现出来,需要给予关注和思考。下面的三篇文章,就是在前人的基础上,凭借百年中国社会嬗变和学术进步,对辛亥革命进行反思的新成果。王开玺教授的文章,从晚清政权合理性入手,分析清廷如何在实际政治运作和舆论批评中丧失其合理性并最终走向覆亡的。这几篇文章都有独到视界,见解也有一定深度,特以笔谈形式编发,以飨读者。

Exactly one hundred years has passed since the 1911 Democratic Revolution let by SUN Yat-sen,a tremendous change has taken place,and the relevant studies have attracted worldwide attention.What can we further present to readers about modern Chinese history now? Yet one hundred years' academic studies cannot exhaust all aspects of the Revolution.Actually,more questions at varied levels have appeared along the researches,which demand attention and consideration.The group of papers that follow are what have been newly achieved which based on previous attempts.Professor WANG Kai-xi's article starts from the existence rationality of the Qing Dynasty to discuss how the Qing Government went to its fall in practical political operations and public criticisms.Each of these papers has its particular angle and depth in observation,and they are published here to invite further thinking.