托马斯•莱昂（Thomas P. Lyons）为康奈尔大学经济学教授，东亚研究项目前主管，同时在达茅斯学院与哥伦比亚大学任教。莱昂教授是研究中国经济的国际权威，常以地理信息系统处理中国经济数据作为其研究手段。他近期的研究聚焦于福建省——经济史与当代经济发展。著作有Townships in Fujian: Supplement 1, Mapping the Census; Poverty and Growth in a South China Country: Anxi, Fujian, 1949-1992; The Economic Transformation of South China: Reform and Development in the Post-Mao Era; The Economic Geography of Fujian: A...(展开全部)

[日]滨下武志，1943年生，日本著名历史学家、汉学家，曾任日本东京大学、京都大学和龙谷大学等大学教授，成为日本汉学界第一位在东大、京大这两所日本最高学府中同时任职的双聘教授。此外，先后在法国社会科学高等研究院、美国康奈尔大学、香港大学等著名学府任客座研究员、客座教授。主要研究领域为中国社会经济史、东亚经济史、东南亚华侨华人史等。滨下武志教授著述宏富，著有《中国近代经济史研究》《近代中国的国际契机》《朝贡体系与近代亚洲》《中国、东亚与全球经济》等，在国际学术界享有盛誉，具有很高的学术地位。

[日]滨下武志，1943年生，日本著名历史学家、汉学家，曾任日本东京大学、京都大学和龙谷大学等大学教授，成为日本汉学界第一位在东大、京大这两所日本最高学府中同时任职的双聘教授。此外，先后在法国社会科学高等研究院、美国康奈尔大学、香港大学等著名学府任客座研究员、客座教授。主要研究领域为中国社会经济史、东亚经济史、东南亚华侨华人史等。滨下武志教授著述宏富，著有《中国近代经济史研究》《近代中国的国际契机》《朝贡体系与近代亚洲》《中国、东亚与全球经济》等，在国际学术界享有盛誉，具有很高的学术地位。

Between its founding in 1854 and its collapse in 1952, the Chinese Maritime Customs Service delivered one-third to one-half of all revenue collected by China's central authorities. Much more than a tax collector, the institution managed China's harbors, erected lighthouses, and surveyed the Chinese coast. It funded and oversaw the Translator's College, which trained Chinese dip...(展开全部)

Throughout much of history, imperial China has exhibited a seemingly capricious relationship with the sea. At times, it has welcomed commerce and travel across its vast waters with open arms, yet at others, it has sought to completely cordon off the littoral and the waters beyond. This intermittent approach has fostered a maritime community that, over time, has become increasin...(展开全部)

Approaching its demise, the Ming imperial administration enlisted members of the Cheng family as mercenaries to help in the defense of the coastal waters of Fukien. Under the leadership of Cheng Chih-lung, also known as Nicolas Iquan, and with the help of the local gentry, these mercenaries became the backbone of the empire’s maritime defense and the protectors of Chinese comme...(展开全部)

In the first systematic study of its kind, Hua-yu Li tackles one of the most important unresolved mysteries of the early history of the People's Republic of China_the economic policy shift of 1953. As a result of this policy shift, the moderate economic policies of 'New Democracy' were abruptly terminated_much sooner than specified by the official party line_and replaced with a...(展开全部)