MES, Vol. 2 No. 1, 2026, pp.128-149.
Print ISSN: 3078-316X; Online ISSN: 3104-5057
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Li Yao
Abstract: Studies on Global Maritime Cultures and Histories：A Translation Series, edited by Professor Wang Songlin, is grounded in the global-historical vision of “New Thalassology” and aligns with China’s strategic goal of becoming a maritime power. The series offers a systematic introduction to the latest achievements in contemporary international oceanic humanities. Drawing on ten seminal works that encompass the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and other oceanic regions, it weaves together the dimensions of “reshaping the historical landscape,” “decoding maritime civilizations,” “unveiling the power of the sea,” and “breakthroughs in methodology and perspective.” In doing so, it illuminates the ocean’s multifaceted role as civilizational bonds, a site of power, and an ecological system. By moving beyond land-centered historiography, the series constructs an interconnected, interactive, and symbiotic maritime-centered narrative of human history. Though the volumes differ in focus and approach, they remain coherent in logic, self-aware in method, and marked by genuine innovation. Collectively, the series makes a significant contribution to maritime history and cultural studies in China, carrying lasting academic value for the development of blue humanities and the cultivation of an independent body of knowledge.
Keywords: Studies on Global Maritime Cultures and Histories: A Translation Series; New Thalassology; Global Historical Reflections
Author Biography: Li Yao, Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Foreign Languages, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. His research interests includes marine literature and culture, interdisciplinary studies of literature and economics. Email: glaciern@yeah.net.
题目：跨越深蓝的文明纽带:《世界海洋文化与历史研究译丛》的全球史启示
摘要：王松林教授主编的《世界海洋文化与历史研究译丛》以“新海洋学”的全球史视野为旨归，回应中国建设海洋强国的需求，系统引介当代国际海洋人文研究前沿成果。该译丛涵盖太平洋、大西洋、印度洋等多海域的十部重要著作，在“重塑历史图景”“解码海洋文明”“透视海洋之力”“方法与视野突破”等维度交织下，揭示海洋作为文明纽带、权力场域与生态系统的复杂角色，突破陆地中心史观，构建以海洋为中心的互联、互动、共生叙事。译丛风格多元而逻辑自洽，创新性突出，是推动中国海洋人文研究与自主知识体系构建的重要译介成果。
关键词：《世界海洋文化与历史研究译丛》；新海洋学；全球史启示
作者介绍：李尧,华中科技大学在站博士后，华中科技大学外国语学院在站博士后，研究方向：海洋文学与文化、文学与经济跨学科研究。电邮：glaciern@yeah.net。
Received:25 Mar 2026/Revised:30 Mar 2026/Accepted:1 Apr 2026/Published Online:30 Apr 2026/Print Published:1 May 2026
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