高凯《地理环境与中国古代社会变迁三论》由天津古籍出版社于2006年11月出版。该书是一部将自然科学和历史学相结合、用自然科学成果阐释社会变迁的史学著作,为历史学的“科学化”作出了有意义的探索。从学科分类来说,历史地理学属于历史学的范畴,其学科特点是根据历史文献研究 Gao Kai “Geographical Environment and the Three Changes of Ancient Chinese Society” was published by Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House in November 2006. The book is a historiography that combines natural science with historical science and expounds social changes with the results of natural science. It makes a meaningful exploration of the “scientific” history. From the classification of disciplines, historical geography belongs to the category of history, its disciplinary features are based on historical literature