A Brief Exploration of Neurological Art History

The invention of realistic portraiture to reveal "inner life" is attributed by some art historians to Jan van Eyck who worked in Flanders from 1420 onwards. We show, using clinical neurological examination of the gold mask of Agamemnon dating from 1550-1500 BC and of the portraits of Henry III and his son Edward I - important English royals - painted between 1216 and 1307, that realistic portraits were made well before the 15th Century. Thus artists unwittingly used neurology as part of their realistic approach to the presentation of the face. Because neurological diagnosis is often visual, neurology, in turn, has a rich potential to unveil examples of realism in art. We consider the art pieces examined here also pertinent to art historians, as they assess the role of art in documenting history.     

A Brief History of Architectural Development in Chab-mdo District

Chab-mdo District is situated in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region, a part of Khams according to traditional territorial divisions. Owing to the complex landforms and varying climates of the Valleys of Three Rivers (vbri chu ,zla chu and rgyamo rngul chu in Tibetan;orJinsha, Lancang and Nu Rivers in     

协定塔勒简述

塔勒（Taler）,是15世纪末以来主要铸造和流通于德意志等中欧地区的一系列大型银币的总称。塔勒在400多年的欧洲货币发展历程中,产生过多个品种,协定塔勒即是其中最为重要的塔勒品种之一。它产生于1753年奥地利和巴伐利亚之间的硬币协定,是传播和流通领域最为广泛的塔勒,当然后者很大部分要归功于协定塔勒家族中著名的1780年玛丽亚-特蕾莎塔勒。目前,国内对玛丽亚-特蕾莎塔勒了解较多,而对其所归属的协定塔勒关注较少,本文即试图对协定塔勒的产生时代背景、形制特点、铸造情况、传播及影响等问题作一简要叙述。     

A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World

Abstract

The reasons for the lack of communication between economists and econophysicists are clarified by giving an outline of the methodological differences between economics and econophysics, which has emerged as a new field of research over the last decade. Theorists working in econophysics see economic and financial phenomena through the ‘lens’ of statistical physics. So far, there has been no real dialogue between economists and econophysicists because both communities adhere to their own methodological precepts.     

清代前期朝鲜族历史述略

清初经两次对朝之役等,相当数目朝鲜族参加到明,清交替的历史行程中,或以清军将士冲锋陷阵,或以经济生活的直接承担者辛勤劳做,在这样的历史进程中,也有一些朝鲜族因其历史表现,得以青史留名。     

A Brief Overview of the Evolution of Historical Archaeology in Argentina

This introductory chapter presents a brief overview of the evolution of Argentine historical archaeology as a scientific discipline, starting from the first pioneering work until its consolidation and future prospects. It also includes a summary of each of the paper presented.     

史学与政治——美国“共识”史学初探

史学与政治的关系历来备受关注。但人们往往从史学应不应该为政治服务的角度出发看待它们之间的关系,未免有些简单化。事实上,史学与政治的关系涉及了史学理论的诸多问题。本文围绕“共识”史学探讨史学与政治之间的关系,实际上是探讨史学理论中有关主观性的问题。笔者认为,历史学家的研究活动预设了政治前提,其研究的对象也是在政治环境中产生的。因此,史学与政治之间有一种天然的联系。对此,我们应该有一种自觉的认识,才会有利于我们的历史研究。     

萨拉乌苏河遗址旧石器研究史略及浅议

本文对萨拉乌苏河遗址旧石器考古学研究的历程进行简要的回顾,以史论事,作为旧石器区域考古,无论从石制品类型和技术,或其探源及工业关系的研究,都是向着细化、量化和探索方向发展的,取得了可喜成果。其研究进程大体与中国旧石器考古学发展同步,但研究工作存在区域发展的不平衡。该遗址在时代上有若干次变动,这与中国旧石器文化序列主要建立在以第四纪生物地层学的基础上有关。文中还对相关的几个问题进行了探讨。     

日本学界的《文明论概略》解读

福泽谕吉的《文明论概略》成书于明治八年（1875）,该书言简意赅,极具包容性和思想张力,被视为了解日本近代文化必读的经典。日本学界百余年间见仁见智的评价、研究历史已经形成了一个复杂的知识谱系。综述学界的百年阅读史,探寻争论焦点背后潜藏的种种隐喻,可为我国学界的相关研究提供重要的学术参考。     

评日本政治“存异”和文化“求同”的殖民统治方针

迄今为止,国内外史学界对日本在台湾、朝鲜、“满洲国”进行殖民统治的研究,已取得丰硕成果。但不能不指出的是,对日本殖民统治方针形成和演变的研究,仍存在不足。这种不足至少表现在两个方面：一、日本殖民统治方针的形成和演变,均是以如何对殖民地进行政治和化统治为重心的,