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Sino-French trade at Canton, 1698-1842

"Sino-French Trade at Canton, 1698-1842 presents a rare and lively view of the French experience at Canton, and calls for a reappraisal of France's role in that trade. France was one of the two most important Western powers in the eighteenth century, and was home to one of the three major...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schopp, Susan E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chronological overview of the French trade at Canton, 1698-1842
  • A "Versailles of trade" : the French company model of Sino-European trade
  • East India ships and chop boats
  • The voyage and sea routes
  • The French Hong : the physical plant
  • The French Hong : daily work life and operations
  • Life outside work
  • Biographical sketches