中国近代慈善史研究的力作——评《中国近代慈善义演研究》

Masterpiece of Research on the History of Philanthropy of Modern China:A Review of Research on Charity Performance in Modern China

《中国近代慈善义演研究》一书利用新史料研究新问题,立体地呈现了中国近代义演活动与慈善公益之间多元而复杂的互动关系。该著通过义务戏、慈善音乐会、慈善游艺会等不同的娱乐演艺形式,分析中国近代慈善义演的发生发展;通过考察不同社会群体如何主办或参与义演活动,使之服务于各自筹募资金、扶危济难的需求和目的,揭示不同社会环境下义演活动的不同面向。该著是中国近代慈善史甚至是社会文化史研究领域的一项重要研究成果,慈善义演作为考察中国近代慈善与社会的新视角,将大大深化中国近代慈善史、社会史的研究。

The book Research on Charity Performance in Modern China has used new historical materials to study new problems,which sheds light on the multiple and complex interactions between charity performance in modern China and charity.This book analyzes the emergence and development of charity performance in modern China through examining different forms of entertainment such as voluntary play,charity concert and charity games.It reveals the different aspects of charity performance in different social backgrounds by means of investigating how different social groups hosted or participated in charity performance activities to serve their respective needs and purposes of raising funds and helping the needy.Providing a new perspective to investigate charity and society in modern China,this book is an important research achievement in the field of charity history of modern China and even in the field of social and cultural history.It will greatly deepen the research of charity history of modern China.