民国时期中国地方经济史研究的理论与实践——述王兴瑞少为人注意的一篇旧文

Theory and Practice in the Study of China's Local Economic History during the Republic of China:An Account of One Inconspicuous Old Article by Wang Xingrui

20世纪二三十年代,伴随着社会史论战的展开,社会经济史研究的理论与方法也为学界所关注。王兴瑞的《地方经济史研究方法导言》一文,首次系统地对地方经济史研究作用、意义、应具备的基本知识、研究步骤、资料的收集和整理方法以及地方经济史研究的最终目标做出阐述,显示其经济史研究的理论独树一帜。难能可贵的是,他还将其理论运用到具体的研究实践中,对当今学界的区域社会经济史研究仍具有重要的启示。

In the 1920 s and 1930 s,the theory and method in the study of social and economic history,with the argument of social history going on,aroused the great concern among the Chinese academic world. An Introduction to the Research Methodology of the Local Economic History written by Wang Xingrui,for the first time,systematically illustrates the study of local economic history which involves its function,significance,basically required knowledge,research procedures,methods of data collection and arrangement,and ultimate goals,demonstrating the uniqueness of his theory in the study of economic history. One more invaluable thing is that he also put his theory into the specific practice in the study,which is still of great illumination to the study of local social and economic history in the contemporary academic field.