海外学界关于近代中国铁路史研究综述

A Review of Overseas Research on the Modern Chinese Railway History

自19世纪末以来的百余年间,海外学界关于近代中国铁路史的研究经历了“起步-发展-沉寂-复苏”四个阶段,研究内容涵盖近代铁路的发展历程、铁路相关重点问题、铁路系统元素等,研究成果颇具借鉴意义。相较于国内,海外学界的研究在研究者身份、研究目的、研究领域、研究方法、研究资料等方面有其独特之处,特别是因立场不同,在铁路重点问题的关注点与观点上,也与国内存在较大差异。

Foreign research on the history of Modern China’s railway began at the end of 19th century.It has experienced a process of “start-development-dormancy-recovery”.The research includes the development course of modern railways,the central issues related to the railway and the elements of railway system.Compared with the domestic research,the overseas research has its own uniqueness in terms of the researchers’ identities,research purposes,research fields,research methods,research materials,etc.Especially,due to different perspectives,there are also differences in the focus and views of key issues.