近40年来明代海防史研究的回顾和检讨

明代海防问题的相关研究,长期以来被置于倭寇史、军制史和海疆史三个学术脉络之下,已有成果丰硕,充分勾勒出整个海防体制的概貌和趋向。近年来,历史学的区域研究方兴未艾,回到当地的社会脉络,通过区域的、个案的研究揭示一时一地的海防实态,从许多历史的细部进一步揭示出国家制度的地方实践。从问题和思路的角度回顾近40年来明代海防史研究现状,有助于检讨和思考整个海防史研究的理路和存在的问题。

The Study of Coastal Defence in the Ming Dynasty in the Past 40 Years

The study of coastal defense in the Ming Dynasty has long been placed under the academic framework of histories of Japanese pirates, military systems and coastal territory. There have been signficant research outputs including those which outline coastal defense system and its development trends. In recent years, with the rise of regional history studies, more and more attention has been given to the local society, which is to study the coastal defense in a specific place during a certain period of time so as to learn about the country’s regional practices on coastal defense. Reviewing the study of coastal defense in the Ming Dynasty in the past 40 years is helpful for examining research approaches and finding out existing problems.