近代南阳盆地区域史研究述论

南阳盆地是一个在自然、经济、人文、政治、社会环境等方面一致或相近的地理空间,非常适合充当区域史研究的"标本"。当前学术界对南阳盆地的研究主要集中在五个方面:一是从历史地理学角度来研究南阳盆地水利盛衰与农业发展变迁的关系;二是从交通地理变迁角度研究南阳盆地的古今盛衰;三是从区域经济学角度研究明清时期南阳盆地城镇经济的发展;四是从生态环境变迁的角度探讨南阳生态畸变及其后果;五是从区域政治与社会学角度来研究宛西自治及其精英人物与国家权力的关系。从研究现状来看,中国区域史研究呈现明显的地区性研究不平衡态势,以南阳盆地为代表的中西部地区的研究明显滞后。鉴于此,我们应关注近代南阳盆地交通区位和社会生态变迁带来的影响,尤其要深入研究近代南阳盆地社会、经济结构的变化,从而把握近代南阳盆地社会衰败的特征及影响。

On the Regional History of Nanyang Basin in Modern China

The present research on Chinese regional history is unbalanced in different regions of China.The study of central and western China lags far behind in particular,Nanyang Basin,for instance.However,Nanyang Basin could be a sample for survey on regional history,given that it is a geographical space that has a unity in natural,economic,humanistic,political and social environment.In view of the current study on Nanyang Basin’s regional history at home and abroad,we should pay more attention to the influence of its traffic location and social and ecological vicissitudes in modern times on the changes of its social and economic structure so as to grasp the characteristics and impact of the social decay in that region.