长久以来,历史学家一直十分关注帝国主义和工业科技对诸如中国这样的农耕社会的影响。传统看法认为,“第三世界”科技落后,依附于以欧洲为中心的国际资本主义。1在后殖民主义的影响下,历史学家普遍采用如“中国中心”的说法解释这些变化。2这显然影响了中国社会文化历史的书写,同时他们又倾向于忽略国际社会 For a long time historians have been very much concerned about the impact of imperialism and industrial technology on farming communities such as China. The traditional view is that “the third world” lags behind in science and technology and attached itself to international capitalism centered on Europe. 1 Under the influence of post-colonialism, historians commonly use such terms as “China Center” to explain these changes. 2 This obviously affects the writing of Chinese socio-cultural history, and at the same time they tend to ignore the international community