在美国史学界,理查德·霍夫施塔特占有重要地位,被誉为“美国从第二次世界大战至越南战争时期最有影响、最杰出的历史学家”,①“70年代美国最有声望的知识分子”。②美国早期改革史观便是他的史学思想的重要组成部分。因此,本文拟对霍夫施塔特这一史学思想的形成、内容和影响等作一尝试性的探索。 In the history of the United States, Richard Hofstadter occupies an important position, known as “the United States from the Second World War to Vietnam during the war the most influential and most distinguished historian”, ① “the United States in the 1970s The most prestigious intellectuals. ” ② The history of early American history of reform is an important part of his historical thought. Therefore, this article intends to make a tentative exploration of the formation, content and influence of Hofstadter’s historical thought.