桃木至朗编《海域亚洲史研究入门》评介

摘要

In recent years, the study of maritime history has become part of the mainstream area of study. In Japan there is great achievement in this field. The publication of Manual of Maritime Asian studies by Momoki Shirou shows that the study of maritime history has entered a mature phase. This book is not only a guidebook for beginners, but also a good reference work which contains the major findings of many scholars. A review of Manual of Maritime Asian Studies is provided here.%近年，海域史研究逐渐走出冷僻的“角落”，登上“主流舞台”。我们一衣带水的邻国日本已然在这个领域取得不小的成绩，值得借鉴。桃木至朗主编的《海域亚洲史研究入门》一书的问世代表该领域已经进入了“成熟”阶段。该书既是一本可供初学者“登堂入室”的指引书，也是一本汇集诸多学者研究成果、让人拓宽研究视野的方法书。本文试图通过对该书的评介，使尚未阅读此书的学者对其有个初步的了解。