“大航海”使得洲际远洋通道建立起来，人类的直接交往也从过去的国别、地区之间扩展到大洲乃至全球。航路更是商路，货品流通及其兴废的背后是信息、观念、文化的交流与碰撞。本书立足于16世纪至19世纪前期中国与海外大宗外贸商品的更新换代，讲述舶来舶去品的涨落兴替，尤为注重研究一件件“具世界意义”的货品的流通，通过对丝绸、棉花、茶叶、花旗参、檀木、皮毛、鸦片等大宗货品易代的考察，不同地区之间的文明形态转进得以次第呈现。
郭卫东，北京大学历史学系教授。长期从事中国近代史的教研工作，特别瞩目于16世纪至19世纪中国与西方关系史的研究。在此领域的主要著作有：《不平等条约与近代中国》《中土基督》《转折——以早期中英关系和<南京条约>为考察中心》《倾覆与再建——明中叶至辛亥革命的政治文明》《中国近代特殊教育史研究》等，并有多篇相关论文发表。
目 录
起首语 航路更是商道··························································1
一 游弋“深蓝”·································································7
二 海洋商道·····································································10
第一篇 中国对外远洋商道上的重要货品·································25
一 大洋世界·····································································26
二 古丝路的衰退·······························································57
三 时髦的“南京布”·························································87
四 “茶叶世纪”的来临·····················································112
第二篇 欧洲对华商道上的重要货品·····································145
一 打开在华商路的重要手段：设立据点································146
二 打开在华商路的重要手段：缔结条约································221
三 打开在华商路的重要手段：通商口岸································267
四 卖不上价的毛呢···························································320
五 关乎军国大计的铅························································352
六 不列颠棉品·································································381
第三篇 美洲对华商道上的重要货品·····································393
一 外币流通中国······························································394
二 洋参、西洋参、花旗参··················································465
三 从海獭到海豹······························································489
四 盛极而衰的檀香木························································551
第四篇 南亚对华商道上的重要货品·····································535
一 东方贸易圈·································································536
二 印度货第一次大规模输华···············································556
三 特定时段的贸易“宠儿”——鸦片····································584
结束语 新商道引入的文明形态转进·····································597
一 农业文明····································································599
二 商业文明····································································606
三 工业文明····································································614
附录：征引文献································································628
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