17世纪明清鼎革中的广东海盗
文章摘要:17世纪对于广东沿海地区来说是一个充满变数的时代。明朝的海禁、全球性的经济危机、国际贸易结构的调整以及明清两朝的更替,为海盗活动的崛起与蓬勃发展提供了有利的条件。起初,这些靠走私和掠夺为生的海盗群体组织松散,有的向南明皇室寻求庇护,有的投靠新成立的清朝,有的选择效忠越南,有的甚至自立门户。17世纪60年代中期,随着全球贸易结构的转变,大部分的广东海盗投靠位于台湾、打着反清复明旗号的郑氏家族商业集团,成为其集团的正规军事部队。在郑氏强大而成熟... 展开
Abstract:The dynastic disorder accompanying the Ming-Qing transition in seventeenth-century China,together with a global economic crisis,stimulated the rise of piratical activity along the Guangdong coast. During the early 1650s,the pirates operated as mostly independent units,some allied with the Ming and others with the Qing. However,over the course of the following decade,the vast majority joined forces with the Zheng family on Taiwan... 展开