19世纪在西方是历史学的世纪,19世纪的西方史学又是以德国史学为代表的。可惜的是,建国以来对近代德国史学的研究却不如法国和美国史学那样受到重视。此中原因,多种多样。除了在“文革”前后受到极左思潮的影响,历史研究整体受到冲击以外,德国史学相对落后的原因还有,老一辈史学家中,留德的人数远较留美等国的少。年轻一代的史学家中,由于在大学和研究生一级的教育中鲜有德语教学,学生难以掌握德语而从事德国史的研 The 19th century was the century of history in the West. The 19th century Western historiography was represented by German history. Unfortunately, the study of modern German history since the founding of the People’s Republic of China was less valued than the historical studies of France and the United States. There are many reasons for this. Except for the impact of the ultra-leftist ideological trend around the “Cultural Revolution” and the historical study as a whole being affected, the reason for the relative backwardness of German historiography lies in the fact that among the older generation of historians, the number of those who left Germany is far less than those in the United States and other countries. Among the younger generation of historians, since German teaching is rarely taught at the university and post-graduate level, it is difficult for students to master German in the study of German history