‘The apostle of free trade:’ Adam Smith and the nineteenth-century American trade debates

This paper examines the diversity of uses of Adam Smith’s ideas in nineteenth-century American debates about the tariff. Legislative debates about American trade policy ran almost uninterrupted from the 1820s to the end of the century; as a result, they provide an abundance of examples of the ways in which legislators marshaled economic ideas to shape political discourse and influence policy. Smith’s causal ideas about free trade and its effects were referenced in policymaking, and Smith’s intellectual authority was often invoked as a legitimating device for partisan ideology. These uses, I argue, contributed to the sloganizing of Smith as the ‘apostle of free trade’ and his enduring popularity as a political icon in American politics.     

日本侵华战争时期女明星的形象建构——以李香兰为例

日本侵华战争时期,中日两国人民除了蒙受战争苦难之外,还在不同程度上遇到国族与文化认同等问题,女明星也不例外。身为日本人的李香兰,在舞台上往往是以中国人的形象或主体身份示人,并闪现星光。然而,日本侵华当局的幕后掌控,民族意识的萌生,性别的纠缠,使她在战争的特殊环境里处于矛盾、挣扎之中,艰难地做出国族的选择和认同。在多种力量的交互作用下,最终完成了第二次中日战争时期女明星李香兰的形象建构,其中也包含着李香兰个人的主观想象和抉择。不容否认的是,战争时期建构的女明星形象在一定程度上影响着李香兰战后的行为。然而随着局势的不断变化,和平与发展成为国际潮流,李香兰在社会大舞台上扮演了新的角色,并树立起新的社会形象,赋予日本侵华战争时期女明星以新的内涵。     

The Real vs the Imaginary: Sir William Chambers on the Chinese Garden

Sir William Chambers was one of the most important English architects in the eighteenth-century, but both in his day and later his international recognition was closely connected with his admiration for and promotion of Chinese art, particularly Chinese landscaping. Between 1757 and 1773, Chambers published three treatises praising the ingenious mixture of nature and art in a Chinese pleasure ground, criticizing the then influential English gardener Lancelot (Capability) Brown, and trying to goad English garden design into the direction of China. He did not achieve his purposes mainly because he mixed what he knew as genuine about the Chinese gardening art with what he fantasized about it. While recent scholarship has focused on his fantasy, this article examines what Chambers knew or imagined about Chinese landscaping, what he and his detractors were for and against, and how the fiasco of his 1772 and 1773 treatises, which he brought upon himself, nevertheless helped to usher in a new phase in the English reception of Chinese landscaping ideas.     

Political Commitment,Policy Ambiguity,and Corporate Environmental Practices

A lack of clear political commitment together with confusing rules and enforcement often characterize the institutional context of policy implementation and regulatory compliance in developing countries. By connecting such contextual features to existing models of policy implementation and regulatory compliance, we examine how regulatory factors are related to basic and proactive corporate environmental management practices in the Pearl River Delta region in China. Drawing on data derived from both a survey and in‐depth interviews, we show that a perception of clear political commitment to environmental protection across multiple government levels and units is positively associated with business efforts in basic environmental practices, regardless of the specific enforcement intensity. Nevertheless, a perception of clear political commitment is not related to proactive environmental practices. Conversely, a perception of policy ambiguity, in the form of confusing regulatory standards and enforcement, is negatively associated with corporate efforts in both basic and proactive environmental practices; yet, intensive inspections mitigate these negative associations with policy ambiguity.     

Agricultural Bank of China Debuts Facial Recognition Withdrawal in Tibet

正The Agricultural Bank of China has introduced facial recognition technology at its automatic teller machines(ATM)in Tibet.By the end of 2017,20 ATMs with facial recognition technology has been installed and 100 new ATMs will be in operation in Feb.2018.The machines can be used in Tibetan language,making them more convenient for use among local Tibetans.     

WELL-FORGED "WALKING GOLD"——THE SHEEP BREEDING INDUSTRY IN THE GAMPA COUNTY

正It is just the dawn,but the sheepfolds have already begun to move restlessly.Sunlight makes its way in.Tashi Tsedan and Redan open the sheepfolds one after another.Flocks of sheep suddenly gush out like an influx of water from an opened gate.These two herdsmen from Jirong Village in Drik Town of Gampa County are fulfilling their duty grazing these flocks of Gampa sheep,a well-known breed of Tibetan sheep.     

RELATIVES COMING TOGETHER

正The sun shines upon the earth in spring.The Paltang Xuanzi is a well-known dance from Paltang County,Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.In the village committee of Yarigon's Daxu Village,there are over 100 villagers gathered together,discussing something of great importance."Today,I have a bit of good news!"said Sonam Drakpa,party secretary of the town of Yarigong,while surrounded by locals."Lu Guangrong,the party secretary of Chengdu's Xihanggang Street in     

旅游体验质量评价述评:研究进展、要素解读与展望

旅游体验是游客情感价值的累积。旅游体验质量评价是对游客心理累积情感的测度,科学、准确的核算游客体验质量是旅游景区、旅游企业等可持续发展及竞争力提升的重要保障。本文通过对1980-2015年发表于国内外旅游及管理领域重要期刊文献的梳理,从服务质量研究的历史、科学视角及与旅游融合的角度对旅游体验质量评价的研究进展、理论基础等进行系统的回顾,并从体验质量评价的理论视角、思路、特征、类型与准确性、可操作性、应用范围等中观层面,对所梳理出的4类国外主流质量评价范式进行旅游体验哲学视角下的解读、比较分析和总评,最后对该领域未来研究重点进行展望。     

释荣仲方鼎“■”字

本文通过对"序"和"宫"的时代考察和字形分析,认为《荣仲方鼎》中的"■"不应释为"序",而应释为"宫",是居住之所,非宗庙。"王作荣仲宫"中的"宫"应是王对荣仲的赏赐。     

从孔庙看民国时期历史建筑保护现象

历代传承的寺观坛庙是我国建筑遗产的重要一类。本文以此观察民国时期的历史建筑保护现象,孔庙建筑的维护是具体案例。民国时期,这些历史建筑成为文物法规的保护对象,也形成了新的公共空间。社会以之为精神文化象征而关注其物质保存,并通过保护和使用方式发挥了教育功能。"不改变原状"原则在20世纪30年代的修复实例中有所体现。