殖民主义在我国史学界一直是一个重要的研究课题。这里所讨论的殖民主义是近代以来的殖民主义,与前资本主义时代的殖民活动有本质不同。人类开疆拓土的历史已有数千年之久,但是在前资本主义时期,因劫掠财富、拓展疆土等进行的殖民和扩张因缺乏经济力量的基础,往往不能持久。而近代的殖民主义是伴随着资本主义的产生而产生的。殖民 Colonialism has always been an important research topic in the historiography of our country. The colonialism discussed here is colonialism since the modern era and is essentially different from the colonial activities of the pre-capitalist era. The history of mankind’s pioneering and exploiting territories has existed for thousands of years. However, during the pre-capitalist period colonialism and expansion through looting wealth and expanding territories often lacked the foundation for economic strength. Modern colonialism was accompanied by the emergence of capitalism. colonial