Whampoa and the Canton Trade : Life and Death in a Chinese Port, 1700-1842 /

Paul A. Van Dyke's new book, Whampoa and the Canton Trade: Life and Death in a Chinese Port, 1700-1842, authoritatively corrects misconceptions about how the Qing government treated foreigners when it controlled all trade in the Guangzhou port. Van Dyke reappraises the role of Whampoa in the sy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Dyke, Paul Arthur (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
China > Commercial policy.
China > Foreign economic relations.
China > Commerce > History > 19th century.
China > Commerce > History > 18th century.
Guangzhou (China) > Commerce > History > 19th century.
Guangzhou (China) > Commerce > History > 18th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Whampoa and the Canton trade
  • Ship data, manipulation of trade figures, and British dominance
  • Anchoring, careening, commodores, and signalling
  • Bankshalls
  • Healthcare, injuries, deaths, and drunkenness
  • Death estimates, burial protocols, and special celebrations
  • Crimes and punishments
  • Chinese thefts
  • Labour market, desertions, and dismissals
  • Protests, EIC Row Guard, religious services, and the Belvidere mutiny
  • floating brothels and 'unnatural acts'
  • disasters and marine insurance
  • the story is in the details.

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