《学海:十九世纪广州的社会流动性与身份认同》①一书,是美国中国研究学者麦哲维历经十数载完成的力作。作者在前言中说,他希望自己无负乃师所望,写出一部思想家的历史(a history of intellectuals),而非仅仅是一部思想史(an intellectual history)。读毕此书,笔者认为作者不但 “Learning the Sea: Social Mobility and Identity in Guangzhou in the XIX Century” ① was a masterpiece completed by the Chinese American scholar McEvoy over the past 10 years. In the preface, the author states that he hopes he has no negative ideas, writes a history of intellectuals, and not just an intellectual history. After reading this book, I think the author not only