小区域研究对大历史的推动:大通与皖江近代史研究——兼谈“中国中心观”“区域系统”在史学研究中的偏向

Research of Small Area to Promote the Study of Big History:Datong and The Study of Modern History in Wanjiang——Discussion on the Deviation of “China-centered Approach” and “Regional System” in History Academia

近年来,区域史研究是史学研究中的亮点。学界对皖江近代史的研究亦颇有建树,然而,作为晚清民国时期皖省巨埠的大通镇一直未受到应有的重视,相关研究极其薄弱。通过对这一时期大通镇的深入剖析并结合皖江近代史研究的已有主要成果,对学界在皖江区域市场圈的形成和城市近代化的动力问题研究中的一些"定论"提出质疑。同时,结合自欧美传入并长期盛行于中国史坛的"中国中心观""区域系统"理论与大通的近代历史变迁发现,相关理论在实际运用中存在一定的不足甚至是误解。

Recently the research on regional history is an highlight in historical research. The scholars who study the Wanjiang modern history have made great achievements. However,Datong as a giant port of Anhui Province in the period of late Qing Dynasty,has not been given due attention and the related research is extremely weak. Through the in-depth analysis of the Datong of this period combined with the existing main achievements on the modern history study, which can question Some conclusions about the formation of the Wanjiang regional market circle the and the dynamic problem studies of the city modernization. Meanwhile combing the 'China-centered approach view'and 'regional system' that introduced from Europe and the United States and prevailed in the China history for long with the modern history changes of the Datong, we can find that there are some problems and misunderstandings in the practical application of the relevant theories.