博士论文是近年来美国中国城市史研究领域之活力的重要来源之一。博士论文的作者都是即将开始其学术职业生涯的美国大学的年轻学者,他们的成果很好地反映了这一研究领域的现状和未来趋势。《城墙与市场:中国城市史研究通讯》(Walland Market:Chinese Urban History News)从1997年秋季号开始,刊登《近期中国城市史研究博士论文摘要》。为便于国内学术界了解美国城市史研究的最新动态和成果,本刊每辑将汇集刊登论文摘要的中译本。 The dissertation is one of the important sources of vitality in the field of urban history research in the United States in recent years in China. The dissertations are written by young academics at American universities about to start their academic careers and their results reflect well the current state and future trends in this area of ​​research. Waltown Market: Chinese Urban History News begins with the fall 1997 issue of the “Summary of Doctoral Dissertation on Recent Urban History Studies in China.” In order to facilitate the domestic academic community to understand the latest developments and achievements in the study of urban history in the United States, the journal will compile and publish a Chinese translation of the abstract of the thesis.