The remarkable hybrid maritime world of Hong Kong and the West River region in the late Qing period /

"Focusing on the hybrid maritime world of Hong Kong, Pearl River Delta and West River in the last two decades of the late Qing period, this work tells a vivid trading and competition story of previously unknown private Chinese traders and junk masters. This challenges the prevailing view of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Choi, Henry Sze Hang (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Colección:Brill's studies in maritime history ; v. 3.
Temas:
1800-1999
Merchants > China, Southeast > History.
Junks > China, Southeast > History.
Steamboats > China, Southeast > History.
Shipping > China, Southeast > History.
Commerçants > Chine (Sud-Est) > Histoire.
Jonques > Chine (Sud-Est) > Histoire.
Bateaux à vapeur > Chine (Sud-Est) > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
Commerce.
International economic relations.
Junks.
Merchants.
Shipping.
Steamboats.
Hong Kong (China) > Commerce > History > 19th century.
Hong Kong (China) > Commerce > History > 20th century.
Xi River Region (China) > Commerce > History > 19th century.
Xi River Region (China) > Commerce > History > 20th century.
China > Foreign economic relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign economic relations > China.
China.
China > Hong Kong.
Southeast China.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Notes on English spelling of Chinese place names
  • Conversion table of currency
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • Chinese junks and foreign steamships in Canton River Delta
  • The West River
  • Hybrid Chinese shipping : foreign-flagged Chinese junks and Chinese steam tugs
  • Case study: Tai Li Steam Launch
  • Piracy and shipping strategies on the West River
  • Epilogue: Years after 1910
  • Appendices: A. Revised inland steam navigation regulations, 1898
  • B. The excerpt of the Mackay Treaty, 1902
  • C. Schedule A of Chinese Passengers Act of 1855
  • D. Prospectus and regulations of the Swatow Ch'ao-Yang and Kit-Yang Steam Launch Company.

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