“大航!笔沟弥揠H遠洋通道建立起來,人類的直接交往也從過去的國別、地區(qū)之間擴展到大洲乃至全球。航路更是商路,貨品流通及其興廢的背后是信息、觀念、文化的交流與碰撞。本書立足于16世紀至19世紀前期中國與海外大宗外貿(mào)商品的更新?lián)Q代,講述舶來舶去品的漲落興替,尤為注重研究一件件“具世界意義”的貨品的流通,通過對絲綢、棉花、茶葉、花旗參、檀木、皮毛、鴉片等大宗貨品易代的考察,不同地區(qū)之間的文明形態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)進得以次第呈現(xiàn)。
郭衛(wèi)東,北京大學歷史學系教授。長期從事中國近代史的教研工作,特別矚目于16世紀至19世紀中國與西方關(guān)系史的研究。在此領(lǐng)域的主要著作有:《不平等條約與近代中國》《中土基督》《轉(zhuǎn)折——以早期中英關(guān)系和<南京條約>為考察中心》《傾覆與再建——明中葉至辛亥革命的政治文明》《中國近代特殊教育史研究》等,并有多篇相關(guān)論文發(fā)表。
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起首語 航路更是商道··························································1
一 游弋“深藍”·································································7
二 海洋商道·····································································10
第一篇 中國對外遠洋商道上的重要貨品·································25
一 大洋世界·····································································26
二 古絲路的衰退·······························································57
三 時髦的“南京布”·························································87
四 “茶葉世紀”的來臨·····················································112
第二篇 歐洲對華商道上的重要貨品·····································145
一 打開在華商路的重要手段:設(shè)立據(jù)點································146
二 打開在華商路的重要手段:締結(jié)條約································221
三 打開在華商路的重要手段:通商口岸································267
四 賣不上價的毛呢···························································320
五 關(guān)乎軍國大計的鉛························································352
六 不列顛棉品·································································381
第三篇 美洲對華商道上的重要貨品·····································393
一 外幣流通中國······························································394
二 洋參、西洋參、花旗參··················································465
三 從海獺到海豹······························································489
四 盛極而衰的檀香木························································551
第四篇 南亞對華商道上的重要貨品·····································535
一 東方貿(mào)易圈·································································536
二 印度貨第一次大規(guī)模輸華···············································556
三 特定時段的貿(mào)易“寵兒”——鴉片····································584
結(jié)束語 新商道引入的文明形態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)進·····································597
一 農(nóng)業(yè)文明····································································599
二 商業(yè)文明····································································606
三 工業(yè)文明····································································614
附錄:征引文獻································································628