国际历史科学大会是史学界规模最大的学术会议 ,正常情况下每 5年举行一次。从 1 90 0年 7月 2 3～ 2 8日在巴黎举行的第一届国际历史科学大会起 ,至今已召开过 1 9届。第 2 0届历史科学国际大会将于 2 0 0 5年在澳大利亚悉尼举行。本届大会内容丰富 ,包括三大主题和数十个专题 The International Congress of Historical Science is the largest academic conference in history and is held every five years under normal circumstances. Since the 1st International Congress of Historical Science held in Paris from 23 to 28 July 1990, it has already held 19 sessions. The 20th International Congress of Historical Science will be held in Sydney, Australia in 2005. The conference is rich in content, including three major themes and dozens of topics