一引子第1卷“中华世界与近代”大致考察了19世纪到20世纪初的这段时期。主要的考察对象是19世纪“中华世界”所经历的“近代”以及与之相伴的“传统”体制的变化与重组的过程。二19世纪中国的历史地位名为“20世纪”系列丛书,为什么其中收入了探讨19世纪的一册呢?首先就这一点进行一下说明。“19世纪”这一区分,不用说,是来自西方的时间范畴单位,同时代的中国人在生活时并非抱有这样的意识。当时一 An Introduction to Volume 1, “China World and Modern Times,” examines the period from the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The main object of investigation is the process of the change and reorganization of “Modern ” experienced by 19th century “China World ” and its accompanying “traditional ” system. Second, in the 19th century, the historical status of China was named “20th Century ” series, why one of the nineteenth Century income into the study of it? First of all on this point to explain. It is needless to say that the distinction of “the nineteenth century” is from a unit of time in the West and contemporary Chinese do not have such an awareness in their lives. At that time