中国史学源远流长,具有丰富而深厚的积淀。美国著名汉学家卜德(Derk Bodde)曾言,“中国是拥有3500年可信历史的国家,可自夸是今天这个世界最为悠久的文明,他的历史记载毫无疑问比其他任何同样具有持久性文明更为丰富而详细”。①宏富而又自成体系的中国史学,吸引着美国人的关注。有关中国史学在美国的概况,朱政惠先生在《20世纪美国的中国史学史研究》(《史学史研究》2003年 Chinese history goes back to ancient times, with rich and profound accumulation. Derk Bodde, a famous scholar in the United States, once said: “China is a country with 3,500 years of credible history. It boasts one of the oldest civilizations in the world today. His historical records undoubtedly have more lasting effects than any other More civilized civilization and detailed ”. ① The rich and self-contained Chinese historiography has attracted the attention of Americans. For an overview of Chinese historiography in the United States, Mr. Zhu Zhenghui expressed his condolences in “Research on the History of Chinese Historiography in the United States in the Twentieth Century” (“History of Historical Studies”, 2003