Merchant Intellectualism in the British Imperial Tea Trade Between during the 19th Century.

知识的生产已被证明是塑造大英帝国不可或缺的一部分。然而，到目前为止，对帝国知识生产的研究主要集中在殖民地的管理者和科学家身上，而完整的商人社区所做的贡献尚未得到必要的关注。这个项目将展示英国商人社区如何在塑造大英帝国的知识景观中不可或缺。通过这样做，本研究试图拓宽我们对商业行为者角色的理解，并挑战以思想史和科学史为中心的人。

The production of knowledge has been demonstrated as being integral in shaping the British Empire. However, studies of imperial knowledge production have thus far centred upon colonial administrators and scientists, with the contributions made by the integral merchant communities yet to receive the necessary attention. This project will demonstrate how British merchant communities were integral in the intellectual landscape that came to shape the British Empire. Through doing so, this research seeks to broaden our understanding of the role of mercantile actors and to challenge the who is centred within intellectual history and the history of science.