[sotd] MIT - Rise and Fall of the Canton Trade System [November 17, 2011]
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MIT - Rise and Fall of the Canton Trade System
Today's site, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's outstanding
Visualizing
Cultures presentation, offers an impressive resource on China's interaction with
the West from an historical perspective. Gentle Subscribers will discover an
insightful blend of scholarly words and striking images.
"MIT's ... Visualizing Cultures ... innovative ways to illuminate social and
cultural history. ... In Western eyes, the Canton trade system became the
source of
a romanticized image of both Western commercial activity and China itself. From
early times China engaged in extensive trade relations with other countries, and
until the mid 19th century Chinese officials ...dictated the conditions under
which
such trade was conducted." - from the website
With an incisive essay by Yale professor Dr. Peter C. Purdue, part one of the
exhibit explores China's trade with the West primarily in the eighteenth
century,
noting the commodities, merchants and the artists who created a visual
perspective
of the period. Additional sections delve into the significant roles of Macau,
Canton and Hong Kong. Throughout the exhibit the focus leans heavily toward the
collection of evocative paintings of both Chinese and Western artists and what
they
reveal.
Sail over to the site for a compelling historical view of China and the West at:
http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/rise_fall_canton_01/cw_essay01.html
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