南匈奴附汉初期单于庭的设立与变迁及其历史地理考察

东汉初年,匈奴分裂,其中南匈奴部落在公元48～50年间将单于庭先后设在五原塞地区、云中郡及西河美稷,这样的变化明显体现出其空间发展过程和地域特色,同时也包含着匈奴族与汉政府之间复杂的政治关系、地理格局以及两族之间的和战与相互影响.     

Some Late Ming Western Technical Terms and Their Implications for Cultural Transformation: “Brain,” “Geometry,” “Globe,” and “Cathay”

The cluster of technical terms that the Jesuit Matteo Ricci and his Chinese partners Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao cotranslated and introduced into Chinese in the late Ming dynasty was of significance for Chinas cultural transformation. For instance, “brain” replaced “heart” as a specific term referring to the organ of consciousness and memory. The classical Chinese interrogative numeral jihe was used to represent the core mathematical term “geometry”. Diqiu, meaning “the globe of the earth” in English, was minted to amend the traditional hemispherical dome cosmology. The identification of “Cathay” with China clarified the ambiguity in the Western geographical concept of the Far East, which had existed since the Middle Ages. Translated from Wuhan University Journal (Humanity Sciences), No. 6, 2003     

史前墓地研究述评

墓葬资料对于研究没有字记载的史前社会,具有特殊的价值和意义,其研究的主要内容包括编年、墓地形成过程、人口数量与结构、社会组织和结构、葬俗和葬制、体质特征和人种、习俗和病理、随葬品等。中国史前墓葬和墓地的研究,经历了四个阶段,即资料积累阶段、社会性质讨论阶段、发展阶段和扩展阶段。     

藏族苯教文化中的冈底斯神山解读

本文认为,在藏族的苯教文化中,冈底斯神山占有重要的地位。由于特殊的地理位置、俊美奇险的山形以及宗教、历史、神话和传说所赋予的神秘感,使冈底斯山具有了强烈的感召力、诱惑力,对它的崇拜和祭祀,已经成为千百年来藏族永恒不变的情结。     

探幽发微补白纠错——读《辽东移民中的旗人社会》

定宜庄等著<辽东移民中的旗人社会--历史文献、人口统计与田野调查>(上海社会科学院出版社2004年;以下简称<辽东移民>,引用此书时,仅标页码)是一部研究清代辽东被编入八旗的汉人移民及其社会的力作.全书正文十章,外加"绪论"、"附录"和照片、图表共计约350页、35万字.诚如该书副标题所示,作者研究的主要是清代历史,却借鉴了现代社会科学的实地调查方法来解读历史文献,关注的不局限于历史上的旗人而且也纵向延伸、涉及到了他们的后裔以及这些当代人的历史意识和族群认同.通过作者们深入细致的艰苦工作,<辽东移民>在满族史和清史研究领域取得了许多成绩,澄清了一些历史问题,有不少新的发现.     

蒙元时期的酿酒锅与蒸馏乳酒技术

一2004年春夏之交,北京中华世纪坛艺术馆与内蒙古自治区博物馆联合举办成吉思汗——中国古代北方草原游牧文化大展,其中的一件展品铜酿酒锅(图一)引起了笔者的兴趣。后来有机会在内蒙古博物馆同仁的帮助下,仔细观察了这件酿酒锅。     

殷卜辞月食资料的整理与研究

本文对二十世纪有关殷卜辞月食资料的研究背景、资料整理及所取得的成果做了认真分析,尤其注重鉴别研究方法的得失。     

“纪念黄遵宪逝世一百周年”国际学术讨论会综述

2005年3月26-28日，由中国社会科学院近代史研究所和中国史学会联合主办的“纪念黄遵宪逝世一百周年”国际学术讨论会在北京召开。约80位来自海内外的学汇聚一堂，就黄遵宪的思想、外交、史学、学等方面的贡献及其在中国近代史上的地位与影响进行了研讨，其中39位学提交了学术论。以下仅就部分学术观点做一介绍。     

How Chinese scholars think about Chinese foreign policy

China’s assertive diplomacy in recent years has ignited intense debates among international relations (IR) scholars. Some argue that China’s assertive behaviour is rooted in its perception of increasing power and capabilities. Others suggest that it is US policies that triggered China’s assertive reactions. Relying on an original survey of China’s IR scholars conducted in Beijing in 2013 and using structural equation modelling, we empirically examine Chinese IR scholars’ attitude towards Chinese power versus the United States, their perceptions of US policy in Asia, and their preference for an assertive Chinese foreign policy. We find that both the power perception and policy reaction arguments make sense in accounting for Chinese IR scholars’ attitude regarding China’s assertive diplomacy. However, our research suggests that a more pessimistic view on Chinese power is more likely to be associated with a preference for an assertive foreign policy.