A Study about Regional History of Lore Recorded from Song to Qing Local Gazetteers and Inscriptions for the Reconstruction Society Image of Early Modern China

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520877
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Asian history
• Research Institution: Nihon University
• Principal Investigator: SUE Takashi 日本大学, 生物資源科学部, 教授 (90297797)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 東洋史 / 中国近世社会 / 地域史研究 / 記録伝承 / 史料論 / 地方志 / 碑文 / 国際学術交流

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Studies of China early modern regional history developed in Japan in ways that are not easy for scholars abroad to understand. In this study, I will cast light on the actual conditions and characteristics of the studies of China early modern regional history in Japan, and ask some questions that help explore the future potential of this field. In this study, I hope to cast light on the conditions and characteristics of China early modern regional studies in Japan, and on the unique way in which these studies have developed.
And, in order to explore ways of removing the “obstacles” that have haunted the study of China early modern regional history in Japan, I looked into the potential for further research on China early modern history, by examining the value of local gazetteers and inscriptions as historical materials. I hope to point out a few themes from global perspective that can effectively facilitate discussion of the images of “regional” society in early modern China.

Free Research Field

中国近世社会史研究及び地域史料論