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RCCHC "China and the World: Historical Interactions" Talk Series 14 - 土洋之爭:近代珠三角地區鴉片走私緝私與進口替代

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  • Date

    29 Oct 2024

  • Organiser

    Research Centre for Chinese History and Culture

  • Time

    16:30 - 18:00

  • Venue

    DE302, PolyU Campus  

Speaker

Dr MA Guang

Enquiry

Ms Carmen LAW 34008979 rcchc@polyu.edu.hk

Remarks

This talk will be delivered in Mandarin

Summary

(only available in Chinese)  珠三角地區水網密布的自然環境和香港、澳門兩個自由港的存在,爲近代鴉片走私進入內地提供了極其便利的條件。中外走私商與粵港腐敗官員相互勾結,組織起龐大的走私網絡並配以先進武器,從而牟取暴利。土洋鴉片既相互競爭又相互依賴,形成了錯綜複雜的聯繫。因史料匱乏,外國鴉片的走私數量和土産鴉片的種植情况,成爲橫亘在後來研究者的兩座大山。本次講座,將通過發掘中外新史料和采用新的推算方式,揭示近代珠三角鴉片走私的神秘面紗,還原鴉片“國貨”與“洋貨”互相競爭的複雜過程。

Keynote Speaker

Dr MA Guang

Associate Professor
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Macao Polytechnic University

(only available in Chinese)  馬光,比利時根特大學博士,澳門理工大學文化遺産與人類學博士課程主任、副教授,曾任山東大學歷史學院副研究員、教授,主要關注元明東亞海洋史、近代海關與鴉片史。著有The Shandong Peninsula in East Asian Maritime History during the Yuan-Ming Transition,已在Journal of Asian History、《中國史研究》《近代史研究》《文史哲》等期刊上發表中英論文三十餘篇,多項成果被《新華文摘》、人大複印報刊資料等轉載。曾獲國家社科基金兩項,省社科基金兩項,省社會科學優秀成果獎二等獎兩次、三等獎一次。

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