明清时期亦即前近代时期,这是我国历史发展中的关键时期,也是对当今社会依然产生着巨大影响的时期。目前,无论是国内史学界,抑或是国外汉学界,都对这一时期投注了更多的精力,学界对西方中心论的批斥,提出内源说等,也是依托该时段为研究范域的。所以,探讨明清时期社会发展的特征,既有现实意义,也有学术价值。有鉴于此,本刊编辑部特约苏全有、王记录等五位学者做专题讨论,以飨读者。 The Ming and Qing Dynasties, also known as the former modern period, are the crucial period in the historical development of our country and the period that still exerts a tremendous influence on the society today. At present, neither domestic historians nor foreign sinologists have devoted more energy to this period. Their criticisms of western theories of centralism have been put forward by the academic circles and so on. This is also based on the period . Therefore, exploring the characteristics of social development during the Ming and Qing Dynasties has both practical and academic values. In view of this, the editorial department of our magazine, Su Youquan, Wang recorded five scholars to do thematic discussion to readers.