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要理解清朝的海上實力，就必須跳出傳統觀點的藩籬，不再用意識形態決定論來審視此一帝國。本書提供了一個不同於以往的廣泛視角。作者將清朝描繪成亞洲巨人，在漫長的十八世紀中，靈活地應對各種挑戰，並活躍於無論是陸地或海洋的邊疆。藉由分析海事、水師和海關的制度化，作者提出擁有漫長海岸線的清朝並非一個漠視海疆的帝國，而是持續在政治、軍事，甚至概念上關注海洋事務。本書藉由一種從海洋視角審視清史的新取徑，開拓中國以至東亞歷史的討論空間。

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state. Although it came to be known as an inward-looking empire, Po suggests that the Qing was integrated into the maritime world through its naval development and customs institutionalization. In contrast to our orthodox perception, the Manchu court, in fact, deliberately engaged with the ocean politically, militarily, and even conceptually. The Blue Frontier offers a much broader picture of the Qing as an Asian giant responding flexibly to challenges and extensive interaction on all frontiers - both land and sea - in the long eighteenth century.

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state. Although it came to be known as an inward-looking empire, Po suggests that the Qing was integrated into the maritime world through its naval development and customs institutionalization. In contrast to our orthodox perception, the Manchu court, in fact, deliberately engaged with the ocean politically, militarily, and even conceptually. The Blue Frontier offers a much broader picture of the Qing as an Asian giant responding flexibly to challenges and extensive interaction on all frontiers - both land and sea - in the long eighteenth century.