试析蒋廷黻《中国近代史》思想

On Jiang Tingfu's Thoughts of Modern Chinese History

蒋廷黻的《中国近代史》以发展近代化为主线,叙述了历次列强侵华战争,由于作者自幼受到经世致用思想影响以及后来到美国留学的经历,他认为中国要自强必须靠发展近代化。蔑视人民群众是其思想的局限性,但是作者的爱国热情却是不容掩盖的。蒋廷黻的《中国近代史》一书受到美国新史学运动的影响,被认为是对新史学思想的最强有力的运用,该书开创的学术传统曾是中国近代史研究的主流框架,它不仅奠定了蒋廷黻先生在近代史研究领域的学术地位,而且折射出他那一代受西潮冲击的学人对中国文化及中国前途命运的独特理解。

Jingtingfu＇s Modern Chinese History is influenced by the ＂Movement of New U.S.Historical Study＂,which is taken as the best application of the new historical thoughts.The book created an the mainstream academic study framework in modern Chinese history study which not only laid the foundation of modern Chinese history study created by Mr.Jiangtingfu,but also reflected the impact of the influx of Western academic thoughts on Chinese cultural development.