America's First Adventure in China : Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation /

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"In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Haddad, John Rogers
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Opiumkriget, Kina, 1839-1842.
Opiumhandel > historia.
Aussenhandelspolitik
Taipingbewegung
Opiumhandel
Opium trade.
Missions, American.
International relations.
Commerce.
Missions americaines > Chine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Opium > Commerce > Chine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Missions, American > China > History > 19th century.
Opium trade > China > History > 19th century.
China
USA
United States.
China.
Chine > Histoire > 1850-1864 (Revolte des Taiping)
Chine > Histoire > 1840-1842 (Guerre de l'opium)
China > History > Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864.
China > History > Opium War, 1840-1842.
China > Commerce > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Commerce > China > History > 19th century.
China > Commerce > United States > History > 18th century.
United States > Commerce > China > History > 18th century.
China > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > China.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • First contact : the voyage of the Empress of China
  • System men : the rise of Perkins and Company
  • All for a cup of tea : finding goods for the Canton market
  • Beachhead of God : the first wave of missionaries
  • Rising on smoke : opium and identity in Canton
  • Formal ties : the Caleb Cushing mission
  • Centrifugal force : the spread of people, goods, capital, and ideas
  • Heavenly war : Americans and the Taiping rebellion
  • Cooperation : Burlingame and the reinvention of Sino-western relations.

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