Abstract:Prof. Peng Shuzhi,born in 1931,from Jingyang of Shanxi province. He graduated from History Department of China’s Northwestern University in 1954,and was recommended as a postgraduate researcher at Peking University in that same year. His major was Asian history. Prof.Peng has served as the dean of History Department and the director of The Institution of Middle Eastern Studies(IMES)at Northwestern University for long time. At present,he is the supervisor of Doctor’s candidates and the honorable director of IMES. He has supervised 36 Ph.D. students,most of whom form the backbone of China’s Middle East studies. In research aspect,Prof.Peng has focused on the history of Middle East and South Asia,modern world history,history of international communist movement,and theory of history. He has written and edited the:A History of Middle East in the Twentieth Century,A History of the Middle East Countries(13 Vols),A History of the Middle East,The History of Arabian Countries. These books are the foundation for Middle Eastern history studies in China. In recent years,Prof.Peng has also taught and written,focusing more attention on human civilization communication and civilization consciousness. He has published many books on this topic,which provide a new path about world history and Middle East studies. The editor of journal holds an interview with Prof. Peng,and introduces the latter’s academic experience and thoughts,in order to contribute to China’s world history and Middle East Studies.
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