The Review Of Lattimore’s Investigation And Research In Manchuria

Owen Lattimore was one of the famous expert of Chinese frontier at 1940s.He who walk through the Inner of Asia and Chinese frontier could have his learning idea from his field trip.He was got a designation of "hiking historian"by this method of inspection.Lattimore has his original idea of Chinese frontier’s formation or develop.This paper try to research that Lattimore’s Manchuria’idea which was studied by few people and sum up the paradigm of his frontier study.Attempting to analyse his creating spot.Meanwhile,we will comments on its academic influence and deficiencies.Lattimore think that the manchu was always accompanied with conflict in thousands years. There fore, when he inspect in manchu,he was concentrated on manchuria conflict.He found manchuria was a ground living nation of nomadic,farming,native forest and it was becoming a zone that was mix diference nation at the across of volk’s territory.This zone could contain many culture,economy and nation,so he call this land "reservoir".In his opinion,the "reservoir" often make the zone that offer different country to communication.This territory often decide to the die or live in the both side.the"reservoir"theory will explain the territory’s value of history,showing the China have a feature of Multi-ethnic,offered a chance to knows the Chinese again for us.Changing the angle to modern times,Lattimore think that manchuria was still fell into conflict.Farming,in old age,nomad,tribal of forest have changed into Russia,Japanese,Chinese who fell into conflict.Traditional power,in manchun.have been heavily hammered by west since the west power went into manchun.Western Civilization was beating the Traditional power in manchun,buliding railway was leading to secessionism in manchun,immigrant was promoting the amalgamation between the nation.However,Lattimore who stand for Western Civilization think the problem of Manchuria of cradle.He could not use the empathy in all,beacuse he can not stand for Chinese exchange.This limitation need to be analyzed by researcher.At last,we have to analyze Lattimore’s contribution. American have new knowing of Chinese due to his research.His book make American better learn Chinese. Meanwhile,his point,for some extent,influence the America strategy that America arrange,at Far East,plan.As for a Sinologist, antifascist.He insist on supporting Chinese people resisted Japan. Using his paper encouraged Chinese people who insist on anti-Japanese. His research,apart from concentrating on the current political situation,have deeply influenced American Academia.American begin to concentrate on history of Asia Inner for his research of Chinese frontier.He through volks of inner Manchuria to think exchanged Chinese dynasties,promoting development of The new qing History in American.However,Lattimore’s theory also have limited.Over emphasizing on northern frontier of Chinese,ignoring the southern frontier,Over emphasizing on meaning of minority living,lossing the influence of Han. This paper try to analyze his research’s influence or shortcoming,lead academia to learn his dedication in better.