试论明清以来江南内河水运中的船夫生计

On the Life of Boatmen Working for the Water Carriage of Jiangnan since Ming and Qing Dynasties

本文将活跃于江南内河水运干道上的各类船夫纳入人文关怀的视野,分类考察这类迥异于田地上农作的"船上人"的真实生计状况,尝试着揭示出明清以来江南内河中这个不甚起眼的船夫群体与整个江南市镇经济体之间既休戚相关又若即若离的复杂关系。

This paper classifies and studies different boatmen working in river channels of Jiangnan by probing into their livelihood. It reveals that this inconspicuous boatman group has a quite complicated relationship with the economy of cities and towns in Jiangnan.