谢国桢与方志学

Xie Guozhen and Local Records Studies

谢国桢是著名的明清史专家和文献学家。他对方志的认识是志书与史书相辅而行。在他看来,方志学的流派可以分为“史法”派和“史实”派;方志学的发展可以分为雏形期、形成期、繁盛期三个阶段。谢国桢对方志的认识决定了他在历史研究中重视对方志的运用,在南明史、清初史、社会经济史、农民战争史研究方面皆有充分体现。

Xie Guozhen was a famous Ming and Qing history specialist and philologist. In his view, local records move ahead along with history. The schools of local records studies can be divided into the “historical methods” school and the “historical facts” school. The development of local records studies can be divided into three phases, i.e. the embryonic period, the formation period, and the flourishing period. Xie Guozhen s local records understandings led to his emphasis on the application of local records in historical research, which are amply reflected in his research of Southern Ming history, early Qing history, social economic history, and peasants war history.