| 標題 |
清代商工群體中的客長 ＂Ke-zhang＂ of the Merchants and Handicraftsmen's Groups in the Qing Dynasty |
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| 作者 | 廖敏淑 Min-Shu Liao |
| 頁碼 | 1-34 |
| 摘要 |
「客長」一詞應該是指從外地來到本地，客居於本地的商工群體之領袖，即「客商之長」。「客」係指由外地流寓本地之意，外來商工群體因從事商工等行業，必須行商貿易有無，或是隨勞務需要而游動不羈，離開本籍流寓他方。本文首先試圖從清代史料中盡量爬梳，找出「客長」的詞彙及其所涵括的概念，以作為全面性認識「客長」的初步課題；其次，對於目前尚缺乏詳細研究的在涉外貿易層面上的「客長」角色加以補足，藉以考察「客長」在中國整體的商業結構、商人管理等領域上的功能。 ＂Ke-zhang＂ is a word that refers to leaders of guilds of merchants and craftsmen who travelled from region to region looking for work. This article firstly aims to illustrate the meaning of ＂Ke-zhang＂ with respect to Qing dynasty literature, and then secondly attempts to compensate for the lack of theory on ＂Ke-zhang＂ in foreign trading cultures by reviewing their functions in terms of the structure of commerce and management of merchants. |
| 關鍵詞 |
客長、清代、互市、商人管理 ＂Ke-zhang＂、Qing Dynasty、Hu-shi (Trading)、Merchants Management |
