英国历史学家D.K.菲尔德豪斯关于殖民主义、帝国主义的著述甚丰。他的《殖民帝国:十八世纪以来比较通论》(以下简称《殖民帝国》)和《殖民主义(1870—1945)》①两书,对殖民主义的产生、发展和历史地位等理论问题有相当独到的见解。《殖民帝国》侧重于史,《殖民主义》侧重于论,两本书可以互相参看、互为补充。②《殖民帝国》将十八世纪以来的各殖民帝国按不同历史时期、不同 British historian D.K. Fieldhouse’s writings on colonialism, imperialism very rich. His two books, Colonial Empire: A Comparative Perspective Since the Eighteenth Century (hereinafter referred to as the “Colonial Empire”) and “Colonialism (1870-1945)”, have the same theoretical problems as the emergence, development and historical status of colonialism Insights. “Colonial Empire” focuses on history, while “colonialism” focuses on theory. The two books can be seen and complemented each other. ② “colonial empire” in the eighteenth century since the colonial empire in different historical periods, different