乡村日常生活与帝国经略政治——关于清水江文书整理与研究的几点思考

Daily Life and Imperial Politics in Rural Areas:Reflections on the Collation and Research of Qingshuijiang Documents

清水江文书规模越来越大的整理编纂和刊布出版,预示着区域学研究"史料环境"的彻底改善。具体总结其史料利用价值,则约有五个方面的突出特点:(一)全息性;(二)完整性;(三)民间性;(四)归户性;(五)民族性。充分利用清水江文书展开研究,能够揭示民间社会长期受到遮蔽的空间,还原百姓日常交往生活的实况,同时也能了解"苗疆"开辟后社会经济文化变迁的细节,看到王朝国家与地方社会的复杂互动关系,回应西方学者殖民叙事话语的挑战。而以"盛衰连环"的方法论展开边地社会研究,则可看到边疆体系建构的重要,有助于把握王朝帝国拓殖开发的政治策略,提升区域学研究宏(观)微(观)互补的学术价值与意义。

The increasing compilation and publication of Qingshuijiang documents indicates that there is a thorough improvement of environment of historical documents in regional studies.Summarizing the value of these historical documents,we may find their five characteristics of being informative,being integrative,being folk,having clear sources,and being ethnic.Fully utilizing Qingshuijing documents,we can reveal the long-sheltered space of civil society,restore the daily life of the people,and understand the details of the changes in society,economy and culture after Miao frontiers were cultivated.And we can also recognize the complex interaction between dynasty state and local society,and respond to western scholars'challenge of colonial narrative discourse.Furthermore,by studying the ups and downs in the regional society,we can see the importance of constructing frontier system,grasp the political strategy of colonization development of imperial empire,and promote the mutual complement between macro and micro views in regional studies.