笔者在湘西求学和工作十余年,目睹民族地区经济社会发生的巨大变化,深感民族经济史研究不但具有重大的学术意义,而且有较强的现实意义。最近,收到陈峥博士的《民间借贷与乡村经济社会研究——以近代广西民族地区为中心》(经济日报出版社,2016年1月出版)。该书是陈峥的国家社科基金项目“近代广西乡村民间借贷与民族地区经济社会发展研究”的结题成果,全书43万余字,分 The author studied and worked in western Hunan for more than ten years and witnessed the tremendous changes in the economic and social areas in ethnic areas. He deeply felt that the study of the national economic history is not only of great academic significance but also of great practical significance. Recently, Dr. Chen Zheng received “Research on Private Lending and Rural Economy and Society - Focusing on Guangxi Minority Areas in Modern Times” (Economic Daily Press, January 2016). The book is Chen Zheng’s National Social Science Fund Project “modern Guangxi rural private lending and economic development in ethnic areas, ” the results of the concluding book, more than 430,000 words,