历史研究变革大趋势下的世界史重构

Restructuring of the World History against Great Changes in Historical Studies

新世纪社会生活的巨大变革要求中国历史研究突出个性化。更新观念 ,主动参与和自觉应对经济全球化引发的社会文化变革 ,是解决 2 0世纪中国历史学发展缺少个性化研究这一问题的关键。历史研究的个性化表现为选题、研究理论思维和研究方法的多样性 ,而宽松和谐的治学环境和公正合理的学术评价体制是个性化历史研究的保障。世界史体系的重新构建是历史研究变革大趋势中的必然过程。克服“欧洲中心论”和“西方文明优越论”是世界史体系重新构建中必须扫除的思想障碍 ,而关注人与环境和资源的关系为其中的核心。人类世界的历史就是一部对生存环境和自然资源的关系以及由此引申出来的人与人、人与社会关系的发展史。

Great changes in social life in the coming century call for individuation in historiography in China. Breaking with conventional ideas and taking an active part in and consciously responding to the social and cultural changes stemming from economic globalization are the key to overcoming the lack of individuality in historiography during the 20 thcentury. Individuation of historiography manifests itself in diversification of research projects, ideas and methodologies, and the conditions for its realization are free and harmonious academic atmosphere and a fair and equitable intellectual appraisal system. A restructuring of world history, with its focus of interest on the relationship between human beings on the one hand and the environment and resources on the other, will be an inevitable process, during which the ideological barriers of “European centralism” and “superiority of Western civilization must be overcome.