美国汉学家卜德(Derk Bodde)的秦史研究

Derk Bodde's Contributions to the Study of Qin History

美国汉学家卜德(Derk Bodde)是西方最早研究中国秦代的学者,他的贡献主要包括三个方面:他的博士论文《中国第一个统一者:从李斯的一生研究秦代》填补了西方学者秦代研究的空白;他执笔的《剑桥中国秦汉史》"秦国和秦帝国"一章认为秦帝国虽然时间短暂,但历史意义重大;他将《史记》中和秦代关系最为密切的四个传记翻译成英文并成书出版。

Derk Bodde is one of the first western scholars of the Qin history. His major contributions lie in three aspects. （1） his disserta Seen in the Life of Li Ssu , filling the bl （2） ＂The State and Empire of Qin＂, whi The Cambridge cally important Sima Qian＇s Shi tlon ank ch h China＇s First Unifier ： a Study of the Ch＇in Dynasty as left by western scholars in the study of the Qin history; e wrote for The Qin and Han Empires, volume one of History of China, asserting that the （3） his English translations of four b Ji （Records of the Grand Historian） Qin Empire, although short lived, iographies closely and having them related to the Qin printed. was historihistory from