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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Dyke, Paul Arthur
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : London : Hong Kong University Press ; Eurospan [distributor], 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 284 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-266) and index.
ISBN:9789888052844
9888052845