“全球化”理论,近二十年来正在成为学术热点,“全球化”在改变人类社会生活 的同时,也影响着人们的历史观念。对此,史学界应予足够的重视。尽管学者们在全球化定 义、起源、性质和影响等方面都有歧义,但各文明、各国家、各民族之间的交往在密切,已经是 一个不争的事实。全球化的“化”作为一种过程,既是横向的,也是纵向的,与史学中的经纬 坐标有着密切的关系。全球化是全方位的,其影响是多元的,对它的认识也应是多学科、多 角度的,其中史学尤有不可推卸的责任。本期刊发几位学者的笔谈文章并非代表编辑部的 观点,依然是文责自负,意在推动与全球化相关的史学理论研究的开展。 “Globalization ” theory is becoming an academic hot spot in the past two decades. While “globalization” has changed people’s social life, it also affects people’s historical concepts. In this regard, historians should pay enough attention. Although scholars have ambiguities in the definition, origin, nature and impact of globalization, the close contacts between civilizations, nations and peoples are an indisputable fact. Globalization is a process that is both horizontal and vertical, and is closely related to the latitude and longitude coordinates in history. Globalization is omnibearing. Its influence is pluralistic. Its understanding should also be multidisciplinary and multi-perspective. Historiography is especially unshirkable responsibility. In this issue, the written articles written by several scholars do not represent the views of the editorial department. They are still at their own responsibility and are intended to promote the study of the historical theory related to globalization.