Colony and Metropolis within Empire -----Anthropological and historical studies of the development of the system of government under empire

历史与人类学的学科划分是帝国的产物。历史学研究的是曾经是帝国大都市的社会，而人类学研究的则是曾经是殖民地的社会。然而，当我们考虑如何控制社会和建立社会秩序时，这种划分显然是没有意义的。特别是在19世纪末至20世纪初的全面帝国崛起时期，大都市与殖民地在领土边界的控制、人的定义、劳动力的控制、福利的发展、宗教事务的管理等方面有着共同的问题。在这个项目中，人类学家和历史学家保持合作，考虑这些问题，以调查政府制度是如何发展的历史过程。这项调查有助于弄清楚我们现在生活在这个手套上的社会秩序的起源。

The disciplinary division between history and anthropology is a product of empire.History covers the societies which have been former metropolis of empire, on the other hand anthropology treats with societies which have been former colonies in many cases. However when we consider how to control societies and to make social order in any term, it would be clear this division is meaningless. Especially during the rising time of empire of its full scale, which means from the late 19th century through the early 20th, metropolis and colonies have had shared the same problems: to control territorial boundaries, definitions of person, the control of labor forces, the development of welfare, and the management of religious matters so on. In this project, anthropologist and historian keep cooperation to consider these matters to investigate the historical process how the system of government has developed. This investigation contributes to make clear the origin of the social order that we live in right now on this glove.