前言介绍欧美的明朝宫廷史研究成果以前,我想简单谈谈美国明史研究与中国明史研究有本质性的区别。在美国学术界,中国史仍然处于边缘地位。虽然说近二十年以来,美国高等教育有所改观、更加重视欧美以外的文化、历史、经济等,但无论是美国大学历史系中的教师人数所占比例还是课程内容,中国史的地位远不 Before introducing the research results of the court history of the Ming dynasty in Europe and America, I would like to briefly explain the essential differences between the research on the history of the Ming Dynasty and that of the Ming Dynasty in China. In American academia, the history of China is still marginalized. Although the U.S. higher education has seen some improvement in the past 20 years and more emphasis is placed on culture, history and economy outside of Europe and the United States, whether it is the proportion of teachers in the history departments of American universities or the content of courses, the status of Chinese history is far Do not