From Blair to Brown: The Condition of British Government

Peter Hennessy examines the conduct of central government since 1997, especially Cabinet processes during the build-up to the Iraq war of 2003. He discusses the degree to which both Blair and Brown over the past months have appeared to run against aspects of the governing style of the administrations they have jointly dominated. He assesses what Gordon Brown's floated idea of a written constitution might mean in practical terms and makes a particular case for a War Powers Act.     

Changing Horses in Wartime? The 2004 Presidential Election

The literature makes clear that foreign policy affects voting, but it does not lead to clear expectations as to how a war will affect voting. Will views about the advisability of the war predominate? Or will the indirect effect through the incumbent’s image be more important? Will a war crowd out other potential issues, particularly domestic ones? This paper addresses these questions through a series of focused analyses of NES survey data. We find that an increase in strong Republican partisans clinched the election for President Bush. The Iraq War was not a direct vote gainer for the President, but the larger War on Terrorism burnished his image as a leader, at least long enough to win the election. Likewise, the cultural war allowed President Bush to retain some of the votes that he might otherwise have lost due to the unpopularity of the Iraq War.     

美国内战的国际法实践及其当代启示

美国内战期间,联邦政府为维护联邦的统一,进行了许多卓有成效的国际法实践从海上封锁的一系列国际法斗争到"亚拉巴马"号案对英国变相干涉内战的对抗.美国联邦政府敢于和善于运用国际法原则,与英、法等外部干涉势力作针锋相对的斗争,并根据需要,依据国际法解决内政问题,其国际法成功实践的背后是以军事实力和战役胜利作为强大后盾.我在对台斗争中,一旦外部势力实施干涉,须坚决运用国际法原则和国际社会对国际法实行的强制力、牵制力,加大法律威慑,与干涉势力进行有理、有利、有节的斗争.     

抗战文艺运动述略

抗日战争爆发后党所领导的文艺运动呈现出新的时代特点.围绕"抗战"主题,与民族解放运动同步发展,运用文艺形式进行抗日救亡宣传成为抗战文艺运动的中心内容.探讨抗战文艺运动,得出的结论是:文艺不能脱离现实,文艺必须宏扬时代的主旋律、文艺不能没有党的领导.     

艾森豪威尔政府的对华禁运政策

艾森豪威尔政府时期,美国对华政策为全面遏制思想所主导,因此,在欧洲盟国废除“巴统”管制体系中的“中国差别”的情况下,美国依然单独坚持对华禁运政策。     

论“后后冷战时代”

自20世纪以来,国际政治经历了"帝国主义时代"、"冷战时代"和"后冷战时代"."9·11"事件后,世界进入"后后冷战时代"."后后冷战时代"具有包括大国冲突"退场"、多极世界形成、世界多样化和全球治理成为国际政治主题等特点.     

The Second World War as a turning point in Arab–Jewish relations: the case of Jaffa and Tel Aviv

One of the gravest outcomes of the period of the Arab revolt was the heavy economic damage caused to the Arab community. Jaffa, which suffered greatly in the years 1936–1939, sought to rebuild and restore the city to its status as a leading economic center in Palestine. This need intensified still more with the outbreak of the Second World War. Hence, it was in Jaffa's evident interest to bring about an improvement in relations with Tel Aviv and with Jews generally. Problems regarding the proper management of economic life in wartime exercised the Jewish settlement also; therefore, Jewish–Arab cooperation steadily grew in this period. The article gauges the measure of this cooperation and the nature of the ties that consolidated between Arabs and Jews during the war. The situation of Jaffa and Tel Aviv serves as a test case well exemplifying the force of the subsequent change in relations between Jews and Arabs in Palestine.     

Griffith and the Narrative Pattern of the American Civil－War Movies

From the perspective of the movie history of the centennial American Civil War, this paper expounds the collective memory and the historical reconstruction of the Civil War and post－war reconstruction of the American nation, especially the southern states, where the “Southern Myth” was born. It focuses on the analysis of the direct impact of this myth on Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation, exposes the basic pattern of the theme, and demonstrates the far－reaching influence on the following Civil－War movies within the century; henceforth it provides a cultural historical analytical framework for the future study of the American centennial Civil－War movies.     

抗日战争时期民主党派发祥在重庆的成因探析

中国抗日战争胜利的关键就在于建立和发展了抗日民族统一战线.抗战时期国统区民主运动的显著特点就是爱国民主人士由分散到自发聚会再到成立组织,共同对敌.中共统一战线政策的感召和南方局领导人的统战工作,促成了民主党派组织的建立.这不仅为抗战的胜利作出了重要贡献,也为中共领导的多党合作奠定了基础,留下了启迪.     

20余年来大陆学者关于华侨华人与抗日战争研究述评

20余年来,大陆史学界对华侨与抗日战争关系的研究硕果累累.这些研究主要集中在华侨投身抗日救亡运动的原因和特点,华侨对祖国抗战的主要贡献,抗战期间有关各方的侨务政策,战时华侨领袖和著名人物以及华侨与太平洋战争等方面.