谈邬德华生平及其著作《中国机制十文铜元》——在华外籍人士小传（四）

邬德华(AlphonseMarieTraceyWoodward),1876年生于印度洋中的留尼旺岛,父亲是美国海员,母亲是法国人。1879年随其母亲定居日本横滨,1895年迁居神户。父亲喜爱收集邮票,邬德华年幼即继承其父藏品,并养成一生之收藏癖好。16岁时就撰写邮票文章,在美国邮刊上发表。1905年他售出他父亲的各国邮票集藏,着重于日本邮票,不久成为日本、朝鲜、台湾邮票之权威,1928年出版《PostageStampsofJapanandDependencies》(日本及其属地邮便),此书获得1929年英国皇家集邮学会(RPS)年度奖,至今仍为这方面权威之作。邬德华研究的兴趣相当广泛,1909年时尚在…     

Constituting "The People": National Identity Under William H. Taft and Richard M. Nixon

This project is focused on the long-term constitutive elements of presidential discourse; in other words, how rhetoric helps frame and determine national identity. Seemingly innocuous, and appearing in both ceremonial and policy addresses, presidential language concerning national identity helps shape the context, and thus sets the terms for more substantive, issue-laden debates. While one cannot measure the impact of this type of rhetoric in terms of specific issues and time frames, its influence is apparent in a broader and more diffuse perspective. This research compares the public rhetoric of presidents William H. Taft and Richard M. Nixon specifically in terms of their definitions of national identity. Both Republicans, albeit with very different political contexts and time periods, exhibited marked similarities in their strategies for defining the American polity, particularly with respect to their view of the president as the national representative, the idea that the nation is a unified whole, the belief that the nation follows the greatest good for the greatest number, the belief that each citizen occupies a natural place in the hierarchy of American society, and finally, the conviction that liberty is the most important foundational value of the country. The evidence suggests that rhetorical conceptions of national identity are important over time in the United States. Enjoying a broad audience, the president has the ability to shape national debate according to which groups and issues he includes or excludes from the polity.     

关于麦沱M47所出"西王母俑"的几个问题

通过对比研究,巫山麦沱M47所出“西王母俑”应该是“西王母陶灯”,其时代为“东汉晚期”。M47的时代也应该是“东汉晚期”,而并非原报告所定的“东汉早期”。该器物不是生活实用器,而应为祭祀或殉葬的明器,祈求通过西王母神来引魂升天。     

读云梦睡虎地M77汉简《葬律》

湖北云梦睡虎地M77出土的<葬律>是新发现的西汉早期律章,已公布的五枚竹简编次相连,内容是对彻侯丧葬礼仪的规定.现根据发掘简报提供的图版对竹简释文,就其中部分字、词作扼要解释,并对<葬律>的渊源、制定等问题作初步探讨.     

二二六事件、西安事变和七七事变

七七卢沟桥事变之所以迅速成为远东战争全面爆发的导火索,是因为在事变之前日本和中国的政局均发生了重大变化。1936年发生在日本的二二六事件,形成了以主张全面侵华的军部法西斯为核心的政制、经济和对外战略的“举国一致”;同年发生在中国的西安事变,也初步形成了各党各派各界团结御侮、联合抗日的民族统一战线,不可能再对日本的侵略退让。日本当局无视中国政局的变化,执意推行既定的侵华方针,是造成七七事变引发远东全面战争的真正原因。