演講：Christian HENRIOT 教授
31 DECEMBER 24
IMH-EFEO 專題演講
主講人：
Prof. Christian Henriot法國艾克斯-馬賽大學教授
講題：
三個商人的故事：近代上海的社會、政治網絡與公共領域
日期：
二〇二五年一月十五日（三）上午十時
地點：
中央研究院近代史研究所檔案館第二會議室
摘要：
This project examines the parallel yet interconnected trajectories of three prominent Zhejiang-born Shanghai merchants and businessmen—Zhu Baosan 朱葆三 (1848–1926), Yu Qiaqing 虞洽卿 (1867–1945), and Wang Xiaolai 王曉籟 (1886–1967)—to explore their rise from relative social obscurity to becoming central brokers in Shanghai society. Of the three, only Wang Xiaolai, who had passed the xiucai imperial examination and arrived in the city with some social capital, began his journey with notable advantages. Zhu and Yu, by contrast, started as shop apprentices or in low-level entrepreneurial ventures. All three went on to establish a network of companies spanning banking, trade, shipping, and industry, while building extensive connections within and beyond their original communities.This study investigates how these figures emerged in the public sphere, how their economic activities intersected with their involvement in social and political events, and how their public engagement, in turn, fueled their business careers and propelled them toward social and political success. Drawing on a combination of sources—including monographs, newspapers, and biographical dictionaries—this research employs computational methods, particularly text analysis and network analysis, to reconstruct the social and political worlds in which these merchants operated, to analyze the critical events in which they played key roles, and to connect their individual trajectories.
此演講由中央研究院近代史研究所孫慧敏副研究員主持。
此為英文演講。自由入座，無須報名
演講
主講人：
Prof. Christian Henriot法國艾克斯-馬賽大學教授
講題：
三個商人的故事：近代上海的社會、政治網絡與公共領域
日期：
二〇二五年一月十五日（三）上午十時
地點：
中央研究院近代史研究所檔案館第二會議室
摘要：
This project examines the parallel yet interconnected trajectories of three prominent Zhejiang-born Shanghai merchants and businessmen—Zhu Baosan 朱葆三 (1848–1926), Yu Qiaqing 虞洽卿 (1867–1945), and Wang Xiaolai 王曉籟 (1886–1967)—to explore their rise from relative social obscurity to becoming central brokers in Shanghai society. Of the three, only Wang Xiaolai, who had passed the xiucai imperial examination and arrived in the city with some social capital, began his journey with notable advantages. Zhu and Yu, by contrast, started as shop apprentices or in low-level entrepreneurial ventures. All three went on to establish a network of companies spanning banking, trade, shipping, and industry, while building extensive connections within and beyond their original communities.This study investigates how these figures emerged in the public sphere, how their economic activities intersected with their involvement in social and political events, and how their public engagement, in turn, fueled their business careers and propelled them toward social and political success. Drawing on a combination of sources—including monographs, newspapers, and biographical dictionaries—this research employs computational methods, particularly text analysis and network analysis, to reconstruct the social and political worlds in which these merchants operated, to analyze the critical events in which they played key roles, and to connect their individual trajectories.
此演講由中央研究院近代史研究所孫慧敏副研究員主持。
此為英文演講。自由入座，無須報名
演講