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The private side of the Canton trade, 1700-1840 : beyond the companies /

It is not often recognized that China was one of the few places in the early modern world where all merchants had equal access to the market. This study shows that private traders, regardless of the volume of their trade, were granted the same privileges in Canton as the large East India companies....

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Van Dyke, Paul Arthur (Éditeur intellectuel), Schopp, Susan E. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2018]
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Résumé:It is not often recognized that China was one of the few places in the early modern world where all merchants had equal access to the market. This study shows that private traders, regardless of the volume of their trade, were granted the same privileges in Canton as the large East India companies. All of these companies relied, to some extent, on private capital to finance their operations. Without the investments from individuals, the trade with China would have been greatly hindered. Competitors, large and small, traded alongside each other while enemies traded alongside enemies. Buddhists,
Description matérielle:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-170) and index.
ISBN:9789888455171
9888455176