Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes

The Sino-British trade system before the First Opium War was not a static structure entirely controlled by the Qing government; instead, it underwent a process of reconstruction through Sino-British interactions. In fact, Sino-British trade was essentially under joint management by the Guangdong aut...

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Autor: Li, Yuan
Formato: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:CBUC, CESCA
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Sino-british trade
First opium war
Canton system
Comercio chino-británico
Primera guerra del opio
Sistema de cantón
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spelling Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoesLi, YuanSupercargoSino-british tradeFirst opium warCanton systemComercio chino-británicoPrimera guerra del opioSistema de cantón94The Sino-British trade system before the First Opium War was not a static structure entirely controlled by the Qing government; instead, it underwent a process of reconstruction through Sino-British interactions. In fact, Sino-British trade was essentially under joint management by the Guangdong authorities representing the interests of the Qing government and the supercargoes representing the interests of the British East India Company. Using James Drummond and William Jardine as case studies, I examine the activities of the supercargoes, representing the social elite, in China and the role-switching between East India Company employees and private merchants. Through the analysis, the thesis aims to reveal the symbiotic relationship between the Hong merchant system and the British East India Company’s monopolJardiney on trade with China, highlighting the pivotal role supercargoes played in shaping Sino-British trade and relations before the First Opium War.El sistema de comercio sino-británico antes de la Primera Guerra del Opio no era una estructura estática controlada enteramente por el gobierno Qing; en cambio, fue objeto de una reconstrucción a través de las interacciones sino-británicas. De hecho, el comercio sino-británico estaba esencialmente bajo una gestión conjunta entre las autoridades de Guangdong, que representaban los intereses del gobierno Qing, y los supercargadores, que representaban los intereses de la Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales. Utilizando a James Drummond y William Jardine como estudios de caso, examino las actividades de los sobrecargos, que representaban a la élite social, en China, y el cambio de roles entre los empleados de la Compañía de las Indias Orientales y los comerciantes privados. A través de este análisis, la tesis busca revelar la relación simbiótica entre el sistema de los comerciantes hong y el monopolio comercial de la Compañía de las Indias Orientales en China, destacando el papel fundamental que jugaron los sobrecargos en la configuración del comercio y las relaciones sino-británicas antes de la Primera Guerra del Opio.Programa de Doctorat en HistòriaUniversitat Pompeu FabraOllé, ManuelUniversitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Humanitats202520252027info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion435 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10803/694721TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)reponame:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Redinstname:CBUC, CESCAInglésL'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:www.tdx.cat:10803/6947212026-06-14T12:46:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
title Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
spellingShingle Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
Li, Yuan
Supercargo
Sino-british trade
First opium war
Canton system
Comercio chino-británico
Primera guerra del opio
Sistema de cantón
94
title_short Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
title_full Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
title_fullStr Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
title_full_unstemmed Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
title_sort Changes in Sino-British trade before the First Opium War based on supercargoes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Li, Yuan
author Li, Yuan
author_facet Li, Yuan
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ollé, Manuel
Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Humanitats
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Supercargo
Sino-british trade
First opium war
Canton system
Comercio chino-británico
Primera guerra del opio
Sistema de cantón
94
topic Supercargo
Sino-british trade
First opium war
Canton system
Comercio chino-británico
Primera guerra del opio
Sistema de cantón
94
description The Sino-British trade system before the First Opium War was not a static structure entirely controlled by the Qing government; instead, it underwent a process of reconstruction through Sino-British interactions. In fact, Sino-British trade was essentially under joint management by the Guangdong authorities representing the interests of the Qing government and the supercargoes representing the interests of the British East India Company. Using James Drummond and William Jardine as case studies, I examine the activities of the supercargoes, representing the social elite, in China and the role-switching between East India Company employees and private merchants. Through the analysis, the thesis aims to reveal the symbiotic relationship between the Hong merchant system and the British East India Company’s monopolJardiney on trade with China, highlighting the pivotal role supercargoes played in shaping Sino-British trade and relations before the First Opium War.
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