端纳致田伯烈函

1938年10月24日端纳(W.H.Donald)随蒋介石离开汉口,视察鄂、湘、赣、桂前方阵地,12月前往重庆。同年12月28日和次年1月1日,端纳分两次给田伯烈(H.J.Timperley)写了这封长信,详细介绍他随蒋介石视察的所见所闻。     

端纳遗嘱解密与《中国的端纳》版权纠纷——来自"路易斯档案"

端纳(W.H.Donald,1875-1946)是20世纪上半叶活跃于中国政坛的重要西方人士,被誉为"自马可渡罗以来与中国最高统治者同吃同住的惟一的外国人"①,在中国近代史上留下了特殊的标记.迄今为止,在对端纳的记录或研究方面取得了一定成绩的有:C.C.查普曼(C.Chappie Chapman,1904-1974)②、E.A.赛尔(Earl Albert Sellc,1906-1978)③、J.M.麦卡休(James Marshal McHugh,1899-1966)④和W.G.路易斯(Winston G Lewis,1937-1996)⑤.1945年2月,与端纳一起在集中营生活的难友查普曼根据端纳口述,记录了后者早年参与孙中山的革命活动和辛亥革命的情景,但这个记录只有近50页,并因洛巴尼斯集中营的解放而终止;1946年,美国记者赛尔在檀香山根据端纳的口述完成<中国的端纳>;1950-1960年代,美国海军情报官员麦卡休启动了端纳回忆录写作计划,但因突然逝世而中辍⑥;1969年,澳大利亚学者路易斯开始系统地研究端纳,他采用"地毯式围剿"的方法,遍访分布在地球各处的端纳的同事、友人、亲属和知情者⑦,跑遍了美国、英国、日本、菲律宾、香港、台湾和中国大陆,大海捞针,穷25年之光阴,却在1994年突然宣布封笔,原因是"无法找到足够的历史见证者". 路易斯在追手端纳的岁月里,积累了大量有关端纳的照片、遗物、信件和资料.他逝世后,其夫人将这些宝贵的资料捐献给悉尼米歇尔图书馆,以"路易斯档案"(Winston George Lewis Papcrs)的名义珍藏. "路易斯档案"共有11盒资料,包括端纳与民国时期重要人物之间的通信、文件、缩微胶卷、照片、端纳家庭资料、实蜥等等.2007年早春,笔者以3个月的时间研读这些历史档案,感到端纳研究出现了新的曙光. 由于篇幅所限,本文仅展示"路易斯档案"中端纳、厄尔·赛尔、端纳夫人玛丽(Marry wall Donald,1882～1972)及女儿莫瑞尔(Jan Muriel Donald,1909-1973)、董显光等人的通信,并加以必要的背景诠释,期与对端纳有兴趣的学者共享.     

端纳有关汪精卫出逃情况致田伯烈的信

端纳是蒋委员长和蒋夫人的有名的澳籍顾问。下面这段材料采自端纳最近给田伯烈的一封信。田伯烈为本刊亚洲问题顾问,现居伦敦(原载于《The World Digest》China Publisher Y．M．C.A,1940。该信函刊出时略去了收信人及发信人落款、时间)。     

J.W. Burrow: A personal history

The late John Burrow, one of the most stimulating promoters of the distinctively interdisciplinary enterprise that is Intellectual History, was a vital member of what has become known as the ‘Sussex School’. In exploring the resonances of his singular and richly idiosyncratic contribution, this article places his unique historical sensibility within a series of interpretative contexts, demonstrating the vitality of writings that will continue to inspire and inform scholarship in the field for decades to come.     

Antarctic history: A reply to professor W. H. Hobbs

On July 25th 1983 a severe thunderstorm brought torrential rain and flooding to a small valley near Newcastleton in Roxburghshire. At one site within the valley, around 65 mm of rainfall was recorded in 75 minutes, though this was probably 2 km from the centre of the storm. The resulting peak flow was estimated at almost 170 m³s^‐1 from a drainage area of 36.9 km². Lightning killed some livestock whilst many more were drowned. The storm triggered peat slides on several hillsides and caused extensive erosion of river banks and damage to buildings and bridges. The associated high sediment load killed fish stocks in the receiving waters. The flood was a significant event in terms of its human disruption and its impact on the natural environment.     

Excavations at Dorestad,Vol. 1: The Harbour: Hoogstraat I. By W. A. Van Es and W. J. H. Verwers

This paper collates some examples of nineteenth-century church ‘restoration’, with special reference to their effect on medieval wall-paintings, and seeks to trace the motivation behind them. Their hitherto insufficiently recognised influence on prevailing views about the subject-matter of medieval wall-paintings is also suggested.     

赫·维·伊瓦特与澳大利亚独立外交

伊瓦特是澳大利亚现代史上杰出的外交家、政治家与法学家。他在任职澳大利亚外交部长的九年间 ,不仅从英国手中夺回外交与国防的独立大权 ,而且确立了与亚洲友好交往的新亚洲政策 ,他是澳大利亚独立外交的设计师 ,从而使其祖国自立于世界独立国家之林。伊瓦特在国际舞台上纵横捭阖 ,叱咤风云 ,博得了世人一次次喝彩。正当他声誉日隆时 ,工党在 1 94 9年下台 ,他也因此下台。随着政局的变化 ,澳大利亚的外交政策也发生了变化 ,但到 2 0世纪 70年代 ,澳大利亚有远见的政治家纠正了错误 ,继续推行伊瓦特所确立的独立外交与新亚洲政策。伊瓦特是一位有功于国家的外交家。     

从怀特透视全球史

全球史是一个新史学领域.目前我国虽已有一些介绍全球史的文章发表,但对全球史理论和方法的认识还有待深入.本文结合美国当代全球史学者怀特的治学道路,通过个案研究,透视美国全球史的产生背景以及当前教学与研究状况.     

A Letter from David Hooson to a Soviet Journal

David Hooson, now at the University of California, Berkeley, has been, together with Ian M. Matley of Michigan State University, among the principal North American interpreters of Soviet methodological discussions in geography, including the controversy surrounding V. A. Anuchin. The present letter, in which Hooson corrects a quotation cited out of context and an error of translation in a Soviet journal, represents one of the few, modest attempts to achieve a dialogue between Soviet and American geographers.