中国的近代化究竟始于何时?国内有晚清和晚明两种主流说法,而海外则有一种"宋代近世说",认为早在宋朝,中国就已经激起近代化之潮。既然宋代就已经开始近代化转型,那为何还要再等上近千年,直到晚清,中国才真正跨入近代的门槛?在本书中,作者吴钩综合各说,构建出一个独特的阐释框架,尝试为中国的近代化的时间开端提供一种合理解释。他带领我们重回历史现场,仔细考察了25项极具近代化特征的宋朝文明表现,呈现当时在市政、人文、经济、政治、司法等5个领域出现的种种近代化的端倪。通过考察这些文明表现的兴起、运转,以及它们在宋亡后悲剧性地走向消亡的过程,作者着重展现了两宋时期的中国是如何悄然摆脱中世纪的桎梏,开始走向近代化的,展现出宋朝最生动、最活力四射的一面。同时,他也试图说明,中国的历史并非单纯的线性发展,而是既有文明的积累与演进,又有传统的断裂与接续。
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