The translation publication of academic human geography books in Chinese mainland since 2000: Retrospect and prospect

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-9479.2026.08.20250421

Abstract

Abstract:

Based on the lasting accumulation and the recent search for the published information,this paper analyzes the publication status of human geography translation in China in the past 20 years. The translation publication of academic human geography books shows some new characteristics, such as the diversity of publishing subjects, the expanded coverage of sub-disciplines, and the prominence of translations by renowned foreign geographers. At the same time, there are also some problems worth paying attention to in the translation of human geography books, including the seriously unbalanced distribution of translated works across sub-disciplines, the need to improve the quality of translations, and the lack of Chinese translations of some important disciplinary works. To solve these problems, we need to take measures to appropriately enhance the status of translation works in academic performance evaluation. The high-quality geography academic translation will lay the literature foundation for the independent knowledge production of human geography in China.

Key words: human geography, geographical translation, diversity, college textbook, The Commercial Press

摘要：

基于长期积累和新近检索获得的出版信息，本文系统分析20多年来我国人文地理学译著出版状况，总结出若干特征：出版主体更加多元化，学科覆盖面得以拓展，大学教材翻译受到了一定的重视，名家译著突出；同时指出人文地理学译著出版存在的一些值得重视的问题：分支学科分布依旧存在严重失衡现象，部分译著品质有待提升，一些重要学科著作未译成中文。为有效破解上述发展难题，需有针对性地完善相关举措，适当提升译著在学术绩效评价中的地位。高品质的地理学术译著将为我国人文地理学的自主知识生产提供文献支撑。

关键词: 人文地理学, 地理翻译, 多样化, 大学教材, 商务印书馆

Maolin TANG, Ziyi QIAN. The translation publication of academic human geography books in Chinese mainland since 2000: Retrospect and prospect[J]. World Regional Studies, 2026, 35(8): 168-181.

汤茂林, 钱子怡. 21世纪以来中国人文地理学译著出版的回顾与展望[J]. 世界地理研究, 2026, 35(8): 168-181.

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主题	2000—2002	2003—2005	2006—2008	2009—2011	2012—2014	2015—2017	2018—2020	2021—2023	2024	总出版量
城市	4	5	5	13	11	9	11	5	3	66
总论和哲学	1	2	4	4	2	5	1	3	1	23
大学教材		3	2	3	3	1	4	2	1	19
经济地理	2	2	3	2		3				12
历史地理	3	2		3	1		2	1		12
政治与军事地理		1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	10
文化地理	1	3	1	3			2	3		13
人文主义地理		1		2	1	1	2	8		15
地理思想史		1	3	1	1	1		1		8
研究方法（论）			1	1	1	1	1	1		6
综合性图书	1					1	4	2	1	9
旅游地理	2	1	2	1						6
社会地理			1	1	1	1			1	5
论文集	1	1			1			1		4
理论地理				1		1	1	1		4
乡村地理						1		1		2
行为地理					1	1				2
区域地理					1		1			2
性别地理			1			1				2
普及性著作							1			1
人口地理								1		1

主题	2000—2002	2003—2005	2006—2008	2009—2011	2012—2014	2015—2017	2018—2020	2021—2023	2024	总出版量
城市	4	5	5	13	11	9	11	5	3	66
总论和哲学	1	2	4	4	2	5	1	3	1	23
大学教材		3	2	3	3	1	4	2	1	19
经济地理	2	2	3	2		3				12
历史地理	3	2		3	1		2	1		12
政治与军事地理		1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	10
文化地理	1	3	1	3			2	3		13
人文主义地理		1		2	1	1	2	8		15
地理思想史		1	3	1	1	1		1		8
研究方法（论）			1	1	1	1	1	1		6
综合性图书	1					1	4	2	1	9
旅游地理	2	1	2	1						6
社会地理			1	1	1	1			1	5
论文集	1	1			1			1		4
理论地理				1		1	1	1		4
乡村地理						1		1		2
行为地理					1	1				2
区域地理					1		1			2
性别地理			1			1				2
普及性著作							1			1
人口地理								1		1

出版社	出版数量/部	出版社	出版数量/部
商务印书馆	62	科学出版社	3
群学出版有限公司	24	南京大学出版社	3
上海人民出版社	16	首都师范大学出版社	3
江苏凤凰教育出版社	14	中国城市出版社	3
社会科学文献出版社	9	电子工业出版社	2
北京师范大学出版社	6	广东人民出版社	2
中信出版社	6	广西师范大学出版社	2
北京大学出版社	5	华东师范大学出版社	2
巨流圖書公司	5	华中科技大学出版社	2
上海教育出版社	5	中国建筑工业出版社	2
上海译文出版社	5	中国旅游出版社	2
译林出版社	4	中华书局	2
格致出版社	3

出版社	出版数量/部	出版社	出版数量/部
商务印书馆	62	科学出版社	3
群学出版有限公司	24	南京大学出版社	3
上海人民出版社	16	首都师范大学出版社	3
江苏凤凰教育出版社	14	中国城市出版社	3
社会科学文献出版社	9	电子工业出版社	2
北京师范大学出版社	6	广东人民出版社	2
中信出版社	6	广西师范大学出版社	2
北京大学出版社	5	华东师范大学出版社	2
巨流圖書公司	5	华中科技大学出版社	2
上海教育出版社	5	中国建筑工业出版社	2
上海译文出版社	5	中国旅游出版社	2
译林出版社	4	中华书局	2
格致出版社	3