摘要
19世纪前,西方已达成有关中国人口众多的一致认识,但对它的认知与理解却经历了一系列的变化。从早期将之等同于繁荣强盛,到十六七世纪发现并关注贫困问题和溺婴习俗,再到18世纪末视其为中国各类社会问题的总根源,中国的人口形象经历了由被肯定到被否定的转变。这种转变过程是如何发生的?又为什么会发生这样的转变?这是本文想要说明的问题。
The West has reached an agreement for the Chinese overpopulation before 19th century. However, the cognition and understanding have undergone a series of changes. In the early stages, the overpopulation was considered as equal to prosperity and power. Then in 16th and 17th century, the West began to found the poverty and infanticide in China; in late 18th century, the overpopulation was considered as the origin for the social problems in China. The aim of this paper is try to elucidate the course and origin for this change.
出处
《历史教学（下半月）》
CSSCI
2010年第9期25-29,共5页
History Teaching
关键词
中国人口
耶稣会士
繁荣
贫困
Chinese Population, Jesuit, Prosperity, Poverty
