000007173 001__ 7173 000007173 005__ 20240523053940.0 000007173 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6082/uchicago.7173 000007173 037__ $$aTHESIS$$bThesis 000007173 041__ $$aeng 000007173 245__ $$aSteam the Tea: The Sino-Russian Brick Tea Market in The Late 19th Century Hankou 000007173 260__ $$bUniversity of Chicago 000007173 269__ $$a2023-08 000007173 336__ $$aThesis 000007173 502__ $$bM.A. 000007173 520__ $$aThe 19th century is often synonymous with intense great power competition and conflicts among ascending nation-states fueled by colonial aspirations. Within this bustling era of international trade, the Sino-Russian brick tea trade in Hankou unveils an intricate partnership woven between Chinese and European interests, reshaping our understanding of rivalry and exploring the late 19th-century neoliberal market's influence. Through thorough analysis of secondary materials, gazetteers, and memoirs, this study scrutinizes the activities and goals of Russian merchants, their Chinese counterparts, and third-party compradors in a balanced manner. As a result, this research paints a fresh portrait of the intricacies of transregional trade, pushing against the notion that Russian involvement in sectors like the tea trade was merely an extension of larger colonial endeavors. Instead, it illuminates how tea production and distribution acted as nodes of cooperation and collaboration between Chinese and Russian merchants. 000007173 542__ $$fCC BY-NC-ND 000007173 6531_ $$a19th century 000007173 6531_ $$aInternational Trade 000007173 6531_ $$aTea 000007173 6531_ $$aFood History 000007173 6531_ $$aMicrohistory 000007173 6531_ $$aChina 000007173 6531_ $$aRussia 000007173 6531_ $$aSino-Russian Trade 000007173 6531_ $$aHankou 000007173 690__ $$aSocial Sciences Division 000007173 691__ $$aMA Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS) 000007173 7001_ $$aSun, Lejiu$$uUniversity of Chicago 000007173 72012 $$aJohanna Ransmeier 000007173 72014 $$aDavid S. Cantor-Echols 000007173 8564_ $$99494a9a0-0717-4b8c-aa0d-812326780ac5$$s727512$$uhttps://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7173/files/Lejiu%20Sun%20-Steam%20the%20Tea.pdf$$eEmbargo (2025-08-09) 000007173 908__ $$aI agree 000007173 909CO $$ooai:uchicago.tind.io:7173$$pGLOBAL_SET$$pTheses 000007173 983__ $$aThesis