Yulian Wu is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.
From precious jade articles to monumental stone arches, Huizhou salt merchants in Jiangnan lived surrounded by objects in eighteenth-century China. How and why did these businessmen devote themselves to these items? What can we learn about eighteenth-century China by examining the relationship between merchants and objects?
Luxurious Networks examines Huizhou salt merchants in the material world of High Qing China to reveal a dynamic interaction between people and objects. The Qianlong emperor purposely used objects to expand his influence in economic and cultural fields. Thanks to their broad networks, outstanding managerial skills, and abundant financial resources, these salt merchants were ideal agents for selecting and producing objects for imperial use. In contrast to the typical caricature of merchants as mimics of the literati, these wealthy businessmen became respected individuals who played a crucial role in the political, economic, social, and cultural world of eighteenth-century China. Their life experiences illustrate the dynamic relationship between the Manchu and Han, central and local, and humans and objects in Chinese history.
發表於2024-11-22
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圖書標籤: 經濟史 明清史 曆史 物質文化 物質文化 海外中國研究 計劃中 美國
Merchants are collecting as a "collector", a newly formed social category, which strengthen their connections with the court. Thus the paradigm of status negotiation should be rethink. There is a novel and vital network between the Qianlong emperor, the imperial household department, court officials, and Huizhou salt merchants. Good narrative.
評分被conclusion的標題給騙瞭……
評分Merchants are collecting as a "collector", a newly formed social category, which strengthen their connections with the court. Thus the paradigm of status negotiation should be rethink. There is a novel and vital network between the Qianlong emperor, the imperial household department, court officials, and Huizhou salt merchants. Good narrative.
評分被conclusion的標題給騙瞭……
評分Merchants are collecting as a "collector", a newly formed social category, which strengthen their connections with the court. Thus the paradigm of status negotiation should be rethink. There is a novel and vital network between the Qianlong emperor, the imperial household department, court officials, and Huizhou salt merchants. Good narrative.
Luxurious Networks 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載