大西洋立法者之争——从《航海法案》看英第一帝国秩序的变迁

The Battle between Law-makers over the Atlantic Ocean:the Navigation Acts and the Change of Order of British First Empire

本文试图通过"立法者"的进路,以大西洋秩序的两次立法者之争为线索,以《航海法案》为分析文本,对英第一帝国秩序的变迁进行解读。第一次立法者之争在英荷之间展开,本文据此剖析英国对大西洋经济秩序的构建;第二次立法者之争发生在英美之间,本文围绕《航海法案》在北美的实施与最终的革命,探讨帝国秩序的瓦解;最后一部分则在前文的基础上,探析海洋帝国所蕴含的"商业"属性与"自由"内涵。

Based on the two battles between law-makers over the Atlantic order,this article attempts to analyze the order changes of the First British Empire through a'law-maker'approach. The first battle went between Britain and Dutch. The author will analyze the British role in the construction of the Atlantic economic order. The second battle went between Britain and North American Colonies. Centering around the implementation of Navigation Acts in North America and the revolution for independence,the author will discuss the final collapse of the imperial order. The last part of the article explores the commercial nature and the implication of freedom of the ocean empires.