Chung Dynasty had maintained close policies as to foreign relationship for a long time. As she lost a war against the United Kingdom who had demanded correcting unreasonable trading system attributable to closed-door policy, China had no choice but eventually open its door. After then, western powers establish concessions and independently exercised governing power such as legislation, judiciary, public administration, and finance. At the same time, as these open ports played roles of importing ports of affordable foreign products and exporting ports of plundered raw materials from China, they were recognized as bridgeheads for invasion to China. In early 20th century when international order of Northeast Asia jolted and shoved, changes in domestic and international political circumstances were accelerated and crisis of Manchuria was deepened, a few figures who had opinions and views strongly argued the changes in political and economic policies and proposed the opening of northeast region as one of the measures. By reflecting the reality that open ports functioned as bridgeheads for invasion of foreign powers to China, Chung Dynasty prepared specific measures for China to exercise initiatives of development and management in opening the process of opening commercial zones in northeast regions and implemented the measures. The effects of opened region trade and commerce on changes of open ports and area society were diverse. Opened region trade and commerce resulted in the expansion of commercial extent by centering on open ports. Commercialization of farm produce due to the progress of agricultural product and corresponding increase of export made open ports to play a leading role in promote modernization of international trades by producing growth of trades. In the state that unified market had not formed yet in China, the commercial zone became the starting point that led to modernization. Also, as factors of modernization that were planted in the commercial zone proliferated to outside the zone, it played leading role for entire regional economy to be modernized. Opening ports functioned as core engine for urbanization such as expansion of size of a city and became a key factor that had actual impact on the changes of the functions and structure of a city. After opening the zone, relevant cities witnessed growth of population and accomplished external growth as well as obtained the dynamic power that could develop into modernized cities in various aspects such as construction, sanitation, and maintenance.
본 학회는 "역사학의 발전과 민족문화의 창달에 이바지한다"는 목표하에 도내의 역사학자들을 주축으로 1976년에 창립된 이래 30년 이상의 연륜을 이어온 정통 역사학회이다. 수차례의 학술대회를 개최하였을 뿐 아니라, 학술지 '전북사학'을 30호까지 발간하면서 지역 사학 발전의 토대를 놓았다는 평가를 받고 있다. 본 학회는 현재 약 240여명의 회원을 두고 있으며, 격월로 임원회의와 월례발표회를 개최하고 있다. 매 발표회에 실제로 참여하는 인원이 항상 30명이 넘는다. 대부분의 역사관련 학회가 주로 대학교수나 강사들로 구성되어 있는 데 비해 전북사학회는 대학교수, 강사는 물론 학예사, 연구원, 중등학교 역사담당교사 등 역사와 관련된 다양한 구성원들로 이루어져 있다는 장점을 지니고 있다. 대학에서 연구한 역사학에 관한 이론을 중등학교 교육 현장에 올바로 적용하여 이론과 실제를 하나로 만들려는 것이 향후 전북사학회의 지향점이다.
간행물
간행물명
전북사학 [JEONBUK SAHAK ; The Jeonbuk Historical Journal]