十多年前,入江昭(A.Iriye)向美国外交历史学家明确表达了评价国际关系的一种新方法,他称之为文化主义。按照入江昭的观点,国家并非只是政治实体,还是文化系统。每个国家在与其他国家的相互影响过程中,都是通过文化的传播来力求扩大自己的影响。例如内战以后的美国,一个新的精英集团为了达到全球范围的政治稳定和经济的逐步发展,开始建立一种有着 More than a decade ago, A.Iriye expressed to the U.S. diplomatic historians a new method of evaluating international relations, which he called culturalism. According to Adachi, the state is not just a political entity, but also a cultural system. In the process of mutual influence with other countries, each country seeks to expand its influence through the dissemination of culture. For example, after the civil war, the United States, a new elite group in order to achieve global political stability and economic development, began to establish a