Abstract
As we move into the latter half of the 1980's, postwar historical research on the Ming and Qing periods continues along well-trodden paths. From last year's eighty or more books and articles in this field, it is difficult to discern either works introducing fresh perspectives or those representing distinctive orientations. We have not yet fully broken away from our present state of confusion, perhaps even stagnation. However, one can point to three symposia as examples of directions being taken in today's research: Problems Concerning Rent Resistance Struggles,a Hokkaidō University, 1980; The Perspective of Local Society: Local Society and Leadership,a Nagoya University, 1981; and A Reinvestigation of State 'Control' and the Image of the People in Yuan, Ming, and Qing Times,a Kyū;shū; University, 1983. These three have borne considerable fruit, but because the themes raised were quite distinct, we have not reached the point where they can offer mutual criticism and shared perspectives for analysis. ...
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