Woman's Work in the Service of Empire: Lady Margaret Field (1905–94) from School Teacher to Governor's Wife

The presence of single and also of married British women in overseas colonies, especially those employed by or married to men in the Colonial Service in the later colonial period, has been the subject of scholarly enquiry. Their lives, roles and values and their distinctive contribution, if any, to the development of empire and of its ending have been debated. Their gendered roles were usually subordinate in a masculine culture of empire, and especially as wives they are commonly regarded as marginalised. The archived records left by Lady Margaret Field reveal her commitment as a single woman to a colonial mission and her sense of achievement as a school teacher and educational administrator, while also acknowledging the independence and career satisfactions she subsequently lost when she married a senior Colonial Service officer who rose to be a governor. But it is also apparent that, though incorporated and subordinate as a governor's wife to her husband's career, she was not marginalised to a separate sphere. As is evident from this case study, governors’ wives had important and demanding political duties, and such responsibilities need to be acknowledged.     

唐淮西节度使相关问题考论

淮西节度使在安史之乱初期设立时,与其他内地藩镇并没有大的区别,其设置的最主要目的,是为了平定中原地区的战乱,而且也确实发挥了一定的作用。之后,它经历了复杂的变迁,区域不断缩小,直至剩下三州之地。但是它与中央对抗的趋势却更加明显,其主要原因在于藩镇制度下它与中央对地方利益的争夺,区域内部的胡化只是一个浅层的诱因。这一地区的经济、社会基础及区位条件也为它提供了支持。唐王朝以藩镇体制之外的手段,使用武力将它平定,迎来了自己短暂的"中兴",却无法避免之后的更加衰落乃至灭亡。     

清前期督抚关系管窥--以清官张伯行的仕宦生涯为个案

张伯行是康熙后期一位著名的清官,他清廉正直,惠爱百姓,因而见知于康熙帝.张伯行初任福建巡抚时,刚果有为,治绩显著;调至江苏后,亦欲奋发有为,却深陷官场漩涡,事事受到掣肘,最后落得四面楚歌的境地.本文试图通过对张伯行仕宦生涯的观察,探究清代独有的督抚制度的本质.     

战国兵器铭文研究三则

本文从战国兵器铭文出发,讨论了三个小问题:第一,四川省青川县出土的"九年相邦吕不韦戈"铭中的蜀守名应为"登";第二,"四十六年上郡守凌"戈铭中的"凌"应即秦昭王时期的"王陵";第三,赵国兵器铭文"邦大夫"的执掌可能与后世的"户部"相似。     

张之洞督鄂期间的幕府

张之洞督鄂时期是其幕府的鼎盛时期。他在湖北创设学堂、厂矿等各种实业、文化机构,通过延聘、札委、奏调的方式,网罗中外各类人才人幕,可谓兼容并包。张之洞对幕府制度实行了改革,总趋势是由幕宾向幕僚转化。他与幕府人员之间建立起了比较和谐的互动关系,幕府人员对张之洞的决策、成就功业作出了重要贡献;同样,张之洞也为幕府人员提供了施展才干的舞台,并为他们的发展升迁开辟道路。     

明代中晚期南赣巡抚辖区及职权演变——以广东平远设县争端为中心

明弘治年间朝廷在赣州设立南赣巡抚加强对南岭山区的动乱治理。南赣巡抚下辖跨越四个布政司的广阔巡抚辖区,看起来辖区广阔,职权却为中央限制,施政常受阻碍。嘉靖末年,南赣巡抚为加强动乱治理与拓展施政空间,提议在邻省广东设立新县划入江西赣州府,此举立刻引起广东官员集体反对。虔粤双方此后围绕平远设县事宜展开争夺。以该次设县争端为中心,通过梳理南赣巡抚在明代中后期为了打破施政困局的种种努力,讨论明代中晚期南赣巡抚的巡抚辖区以及职权的演变情况。