大陆与大陆架:世界史与区域国别研究的关系

Continent and Continental Shelf:The Relationship Between World History and Area Studies

本文讨论世界历史学科与新兴交叉学科“区域国别研究”的关系。世界历史一直有“区域国别史”分支学科,世界史与区域国别的研究关系密切,在当今形势下,世界史与区域国别研究建立跨学科关系是必要的,也是可能的。世界史研究拥有多种时间和空间维度,可以为区域国别研究提供独特的视角和方法。世界史学科像是“大陆”,区域国别研究则像是它的“大陆架”,世界史学者关注现实问题具有一定的优势,很方便跨进区域国别的研究领域。

This paper explores the relationship between the discipline of World History and the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of “Area Studies”. The article argues that there has always been a sub-discipline known as “Area History” in World History, emphasizing the inherent connection between World History and Area Studies. In the current situation, establishing interdisciplinary relations between World History and Area Studies is deemed both necessary and feasible. The study of World History, with it’s diverse dimensions of time and space, offers distinctive perspectives and methods for Area Studies. The discipline of World History is likened to a “continent”, while Area Studies is metaphorically depicted as its “continental shelf ”. Scholars in the field of World History possess unique advantages in focusing on real-world issues, so it is particularly convenient for them to foray into the realm of Area Studies.