“区域文明”语境中西方殖民主义及其双重危害——以中国南海问题研究为中心

A Study of the Double Damage of Colonialism in the Context of "Regional Civilization" Theory:Focusing on the South China Sea Studies

"区域文明"理论由汤因比、梅吉尔和中国史学家共同创立,它突出关注历史现象生成的时间与空间条件,重视诸多历史现象的区域语境及其在历史时间与社会背景之间的关联,重视诸多历史现象的整体性、独立性和排他性,并以此来显示"区域文明"自身的生命力。"区域文明"的变迁可以通过友善或敌对的方式来实现,并以旧的平衡的打破与新的平衡的建立来提升自己的品性。15世纪以后,中国南海"区域文明"的变化面对着西方殖民主义的入侵,这一野蛮的入侵在殖民主义时代与后殖民时代给中国人民带来了双重危害。由于殖民主义入侵的主体、方式和程度复杂多样,因此从不同视角以不同学科的跨界研究是从学理上解决南海问题的有效途径。当然,强大的国力尤其是军事与外交力量,是学术研究维护并捍卫中国海权的根本保证。

＂Regional Civilization＂ theory was co-founded by Toynbee, Megill and Chinese historians, which focuses upon the conditions of the time and space where historical phenomena appeared. It attaches great importance to the regional context of the many historical phenomena and the relationship between the time and social background, and to the integrity,independence and exclusivity of those phenomena, so as to exhibit the vigor of the regional civilization itself. The evolution of the regional civilization was realized through friendly or barbaric way, and elevated its qualities by breaking the old balances and establishing the new ones. After the 15th century, the transformation of the regional civilization of Chinese South Sea was faced with the invasion of the Western colonialists, which brought double disasters to the Chinese people in the colonial and post-colonial eras. For the variety of the subjects,the means and the degrees of the colonial invasion, it will be an effective way to solve the South China Sea issue to study it from different perspectives across disciplines. Of course, the strong national power, especially the military and diplomatic power, is the fundamental safeguard of the academic study and the Chinese sea power as well.