论民族历史地理学研究的若干问题

民族历史地理学作为一门新兴学科 ,其理论建设相对薄弱。本文针对民族历史地理学的几个理论问题进行探讨 ,认为民族历史地理学的研究对象为民族实体历史时期的地理现象 ,它既包括与民族实体相关的人文现象 ,也包括与之相关的自然地理现象 ;民族历史地理学的研究内容包括理论研究、部门研究和综合研究三个方面 ;民族历史地理学应视为一门新兴学科 ;在方法论方面民族历史地理学研究应遵循综合性原则、系统性原则、区域性原则和动态过程性原则 ,在具体研究方法上则可兼采并用

Several Questions of the Ethnic Historical Geography Study

The ethnic historical geography, as a new developing discipline, its theory is relatively weak. This article has discussed several theoretical questions of the ethnic historical geography. The author thinks that the research object of ethnic historical geography is a geographical phenomenon of the ethnic entity during historical period. It includes the humane phenomenon and the physical geography phenomenon that correlates with the ethnic entity. The research contents of ethnic historical geography include theoretical research, department's research and comprehensive research. Ethnic historical geography should be considered as a new developing discipline. Should follow comprehensive principle, systemic principle, regional principle and dynamic course principle in the research of the ethnic historical geography in methodology and could use simultaneously on the concrete research approach.