这是一部关于近代中国世界历史编纂的学术史著作，起讫时间为从鸦片战争前后到中华人民共和国成立前夜，这是中国近代历史发展的一个重要阶段。正是近代中外的历史大变局，催生并发展着与时代同行的中国世界史编纂。这是中国世界史学科的宝贵遗产，历史的启迪、经验抑或教训，都值得认真总结。本书在实证研究的基础上，揭示了中国世界历史编纂的丰富内容、生动的发展过程，以及这一过程所表现出的某些规律性内容的历史意义和现代价值。

This is an academic historical work on the compilation of world history in modern China, which began from before and after the Opium War to the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which was an important stage in the development of modern Chinese history. It is the great historical changes in modern China and abroad that gave birth to and developed the compilation of Chinese world history that walked with the times. This is the precious heritage of the discipline of Chinese world history, and historical enlightenment, experience or lessons are all worthy of careful summing up. On the basis of empirical research, this book reveals the rich content and vivid development process of China's world history compilation, as well as the historical significance and modern value of some regular contents of this process.（AI翻译）