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The Comprador in Nineteenth Century China : Bridge between East and West /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hao, Yen-p'ing (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2014
Colección:Harvard East Asian Series ; 45
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • I. Introduction : The Comprador in Chinese Society
  • II. The Western Merchant and His Chinese Comprador
  • III. The Rise and Fall of the Comprador
  • IV. Functions of the Comprador in the Foreign Firm
  • V. The Comprador as a Nouveau Riche
  • VI. The Comprador and Modern China's Economic Development
  • VII. The Comprador System as a Socioeconomic Institution
  • VIII. Beyond a Purchaser: Noneconomic Activities of the Comprador
  • IX. Conclusion : Significance of the Comprador as a Middleman between East and West
  • Appendices. Bibliography. Notes. Glossary. Index
  • Appendix A. Augustine Heard & Co.'s Compradors, 1850's-1860's.
  • Appendix Β. Russell & Co.'s Compradors, 1830's-1870's.
  • Appendix C. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Compradors, 1850's-1900's.
  • Appendix D. Dent & Co.'s Compradors, 1830's-1860's
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Backmatter