The Canton trade : life and enterprise on the China coast, 1700-1845 /
This study utilizes a wide range of new source materials to reconstruct the day-to-day operations of the port of Canton during the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. Using a bottom-up approach, it provides a fresh look at the successes and failures of the trade by focusing on the...
| Основен автор: | Van Dyke, Paul Arthur. |
|---|---|
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Hong Kong : London :
Hong Kong University Press ; Eurospan [distributor],
2005.
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=322099 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Canton trade. |
| Резюме: |
This study utilizes a wide range of new source materials to reconstruct the day-to-day operations of the port of Canton during the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. Using a bottom-up approach, it provides a fresh look at the successes and failures of the trade by focusing on the practices and procedures rather than on the official policies and protocols. |
|---|---|
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvii, 284 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-266) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789888052844 9888052845 |