Fighting for Fame: The ‘Heroines of Pervyse’ and the Disputed Construction of a Public Image

Abstract: This investigative analysis bases itself on an array of documentary material from the archives of the Imperial War Museum in its effort to recover the intricate story behind the two British volunteer nurses who made their name during the First World War with the first-aid station they set up in Pervyse, a mere stone's throw away from the Belgian firing line. The essay juxtaposes a variety of documentary sources—the unpublished diaries of the two women, Geraldine Mitton's reconstruction of the story out of the nurses' journals and letters in The Cellar-House of Pervyse (1916), and two photograph albums, ‘The Women of Pervyse’, bequeathed to the Imperial War Museum—in a quest to understand how the two nurses came to acquire their status of national heroines. Sifting through the source material, this investigation reveals the numerous inconsistencies and gaps that exist between the published and the unpublished accounts of the dressing station, whose true genesis is obscured by several competing narratives. A close reading of Mitton's account and the photographic portraitures discloses that neither of these documents ought to be taken at their face value. They need to be understood as valuable tools in the nurses' own battle for authority, public recognition and their opportunity to feature as genuine protagonists in the arena of war.     

中央苏区反“围剿”战略方针的探索与确立

中央苏区反＂围剿＂战争的战略方针是在总结革命战争经验基础上逐步形成的,是从实际斗争中不断探索的结果,它有一个不断认识的过程,也存在不同意见的争论和探索中的反复。＂左＂的一套战略方针也不能完全归因于共产国际,需要寻找内部的原因。正确的战略方针,是总结正反两方面经验教训后才最终形成,到遵义会议后才确立。反＂围剿＂战略方针后来得到总结和升华并运用到抗日战争和解放战争战场。     

从9·11事件到伊拉克战争泥潭——布什政府言论的历史

围绕美国在伊拉克战争受挫过程描述布什政府危机言论的历史。布什总统9·11之后发表了煽情的夸大危机的言论,反恐备战和占领伊拉克过程中将此类言论充分展开,美国陷入战争泥潭后此类言论一度达到高潮,布什第二届总统任期中,他的"立场坚定"的美名就已失去了修辞的魅力。     

昆明毒品犯罪现状的科学分析

采集整理昆明市几年来的主要数据暨2005工作年度的毒品犯罪案件相关信息,利用SPSS软件对涉毒者的特征进行统计分析,对昆明毒品犯罪群体的部分特点及某些特征得出分析结论。     

论查办职务犯罪“窝串案”中深挖线索的策略

无论是初步的线索还是单一的、零星的线索，对于查办职务犯罪“窝串案”都可能具有十分重要的作用。侦查人员要确立深挖线索的侦查意识，掌握科学的思维方法，正确把握深挖的途径和环节，善于从线索中深挖线索。     

冷战后美日关系的变化及其影响

冷战结束后 ,国际关系格局发生了巨大变化 ,美日关系也随之加以调整 ,由初期注重经济关系到中后期注重安全合作关系 ,美日同盟关系的加强 ,对亚太地区的和平与安全产生消极影响。     

我国公安机关预防和控制艾滋病问题研究

由于艾滋病以惊人速度在世界各地蔓延,如何预防和控制这种至今无法治愈的传染性疾病,引起了世界各国的广泛关注.中国作为世界人口大国,近年来,艾滋病的传播呈上升趋势.随着我国涉"艾"违法犯罪现象日益严重,公安民警发生职业暴露的情况也日益增加,公安机关加强预防和控制艾滋病工作已势在必行.通过对我国艾滋病疫情传播现状以及政府防控政策简介,分析了公安机关加强预防和控制艾滋病工作的必要性,及其在预防和控制艾滋病中的地位和作用,对我国公安机关预防和控制艾滋病管理机制建设的具体途径进行了探索,提出了公安机关有效预防民警职业暴露的建议方法,旨在弥补公安机关预防和控制艾滋病工作之不足,进一步提高公安民警职业健康保护能力.     

Twentieth Century Benchmark Dates in International Relations: The Three World Wars in Historical Perspective *

This paper builds on the author’s earlier work on benchmark dates in International Relations. The Introduction summarises this work and explains how this paper extends the analysis from suggestions made, but not developed, in earlier publications. The second section looks in detail at 20 th century benchmark dates centred on the three world wars (First, Second and Cold). It argues that the changes clustered around the Second World War are both deeper and more extensive than those clustered around either the First World War or the Cold War. The third section uses these insights to open-up a macro-historical perspective on the 20 th century, demonstrating the ways in which choices in relation to both time and scale affect the construction of macro-historical perspectives. The fourth section demonstrates the advantages of a two-century perspective on the 20 th century. Here, and in the conclusion, we argue that the key issues that underpinned world politics in the 20 th century are best seen as the downstream consequences of the dynamics and challenges ushered in by the 19 th century “global transformation.”     

对抗日战争战略相持阶段何时形成的历史考察

:本文认为 ,从 1938年 10月到 1939年秋 ,抗日战争的战局基本上都处于向战略相持阶段的过渡时期 ;9月以后 ,在国际新形势的影响下 ,不论是正面战场 ,还是敌后战场 ,全面相持的形势业已出现。因此 ,至 1939年底、1940年初 ,中国的抗战战局才完全地处于战略相持阶段     

我国民营企业家犯罪的困境与出路

民营企业家犯罪是我国当前比较突出的问题,严重制约着市场经济的健康发展。从近年来民营企业家犯罪的相关数据来看,不仅案件数量和涉案人数在逐步增加,而且涉罪的类型和范围也在不断扩大。分析当前民营企业家面临的犯罪困境,既有自身认识方面的,也有制度设计方面的,比较突出的是"官商勾结"观念中的求利困境、"国进民退"背景下的求生困境和"资本短缺"现实中的融资困境。因此,有必要采取积极措施消解民营企业家所面临的犯罪困境,帮助民营企业家走出犯罪泥潭。具体措施包括:对民营企业家进行价值观念、法律意识及责任意识方面的引导,提高民营企业家的自我认识能力;完善民营企业内部的管理制度、预警机制及问责机制,进而规范民营企业家的市场行为;改善民营企业家的制度环境;加强民营企业家的法律保护。