G.G. Chisholm,A.G. Ogilvie and the 1912 America Transcontinental Excursion

Abstract

This paper discusses the 1912 Transcontinental Excursion of the American Geographical Society. Planned and led by W.M. Davis, the 21 000 kilometre excursion highlighted facets of the geography of the USA and demonstrated the growing status of American academic geography to 43 European geographers. Among these were George G. Chisholm and Alan G. Ogilvie, respectively first lecturer and first professor of geography at Edinburgh University. Use is made of their unpublished notes and selected published material to convey the impact of the excursion on both men, demonstrate the friendships and networks that developed, and illustrate something of the methodological debates conducted during this unique, mobile summer school.     

C.G. Jung's Visions

Visions: Notes of the Seminar Given in 1930–1934. By C.G. Jung. Ed. Claire Douglas (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997) 2 vols., xl + 1,458 pp. $125.00 cloth.     

对杰斐逊自由思想与实践的重新解读——《自由之友》评介

托马斯·杰斐逊是美国开国元勋之一,在美国历史上的地位勿庸置疑,其民主自由思想之博大精深,在美国几乎无出其右,被誉为"美国民主自由的试金石和代名词"(第3页).     

W. G. Collingwood's Lake District

Abstract

The Macclesfield Society for Acquiring Useful Knowledge was founded in 1835 and became one of the East Cheshire silk town's most successful educational institutions by the mid nineteenth century. The Macclesfield version was part of the second wave of mechanics' institutes and lasted for fifty-seven years. The Society originated from two mutual improvement groups who enlisted the help of a leading silk manufacturer. As a result, the Society was founded to provide useful knowledge to the town's inhabitants without any political or religious bias. The Society's supporters tended to be businessmen, professionals and representatives from prominent families in the area, in common with those of many other mechanics' institutes. The extant reports contain information on the institution, together with speeches given by its prominent patrons which cover a broad range of topics, from local and regional issues to national legislation. This source material gives an insight into the beliefs of the Society's supporters and how they changed in response to different influences, such as the introduction of the 1870 Education Act, the effects of trade depression on Macclesfield and the loss of protective tariffs for the English silk industry.     

伊格尔斯在《二十世纪的历史学》中对后现代史学理论的认知

近一百多年以来,各个学科包括历史学都发生了巨大变化,历史学家伊格尔斯的《二十世纪的历史学——从科学的客观性到后现代的挑战》＾①一书就是对史学思想变化的叙述和分析。     

Obituary: Harry R. G. Inglis,F.R.S.G., F.S.A.Scot.

During the late 1970s a new aggressive strain of Dutch elm disease became established in parts of southern and central Scotland and it is continuing to spread in many areas. This paper outlines the geography of the disease within Scotland and explores the way in which the Regional Councils have responded to the threat to the elm population.