Merchants of Canton and Macao : success and failure in eighteenth-century Chinese trade /

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Merchants were central to the huge growth in China's foreign trade and contributed to the development of world markets and networks. Merchants of Canton and Macao: Success and Failure in Eighteenth-Century Chinese Trade brings together much new research about the inner workings of the merchants...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Van Dyke, Paul Arthur (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : HKU Press, [2016]
Subjects:
1700-1799
Merchants > China > History > 18th century.
Commerçants > Chine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Commerce.
Merchants.
Guangzhou (China) > Commerce > History > 18th century.
Macau (China) > Commerce > History > 18th century.
China.
China > Guangzhou.
China > Macau.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction : global influences and their consequences
  • Swequa and brothers 1741-1772
  • Monqua and family 1734-1796
  • Poankeequa and family 1748-1788
  • Tan Anqua 1749-1790 and the inland tea men
  • The Wu family 1772-1802
  • The porcelain trade
  • Thirteen prominent porcelain dealers 1746-1806
  • Miscellaneous porcelain dealers 1724-1844
  • The silk trade
  • Silk weavers, embroiderers, and painters
  • Conclusion : unwritten realities of trade.

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