论柔佛州峇株巴辖益群书报社的功能、发展与转型 (1910-2015) The Aik Koon Chee Poh Siah of Batu Pahat, J ohor: Function, Development and Transformation (1910-2015)

Abstract

书报社是20世纪初中国革命党到南洋宣传革命时建立的革命宣传机关，它表面上是公共的阅读场所，实际上则是革命党借以宣扬革命思想之处，有些书报社甚至被充作革命党的办事处。虽然多数书报社成立的原意是宣传孙中山革命思想，但当时书报社不仅达到这层功用，更担负了一般传统华人社团的职能，对社会做出许多贡献。书报社的成立不只是部分华侨对中国的政治认同在马来亚的展现，也是时代背景下特殊的历史产物，无论对中国或是马来亚而言，它都极具历史意义。然而，随着书报社纷纷倒闭，这个组织如今在华人社团中几乎是被遗忘的，现在一般对书报社的讨论，也仅将书报社放到辛亥革命的历史脉络中去谈，而忽略了它作为传统华团实际承担的多元功能。目前尚无专著对书报社这类组织进行专门论述，因此本文拟以柔佛州峇株巴辖益群书报社为个案，探讨书报社从1910年到如今的发展、角色功能与转型，以期对书报社在马来西亚的创立以至发展作更深一层的理解。

In the early 20th century, Chee Poh Siah (reading club) established by the Chinese Revolutionary Party of China was a centre to propagate the ideas of revolution. The reading club was not only open to the public, but was also the office of the Revolutionary Party. Although most reading clubs were designed to disseminate Sun Yat-Sen's ideology, they were also meant to function as associations to serve the community. Most reading clubs closed down because of financial difficulties and were largely forgotten by the public. A few studies completed on the reading clubs have mainly focused on their connection with the Revolution of 1911. Their role as Chinese associations and their implications to the community were neglected. This study examines the Aik Koon Chee reading club of Batu Pahat to examine its functions, development and transformation between 1910 and 2015.