Hong Merchants of Canton - Chinese Merchants in Sino-Western Trade, 1684-1798

Informationen zum Autor Weng Eang Cheong Klappentext This study eschews the uncritical acceptance of secondary sources that has characterized studies in this field, going back to and reinterpreting previously neglected primary sources, thereby enabling it to chart linkages between the European and Asian trades that have been regarded as parallel but unrelated (or at best competing) activities. In so doing, the work sheds new light on this crucial period. Zusammenfassung Breaking new ground, this study eschews the uncritical acceptance of secondary sources, returning to and reinterpreting previously neglected primary sources. The work sheds new light on this period and will be of interest to economic historians beyond the field of the old China trade. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1: The Early Merchants, 1684-1740; 2: The Merchant-Bureaucrat, 1740-98; 3: The Leaders and Their Firms, 1684-1796; 4: Officials and the Trade; 5: Merchant Debts; Reappraisal; Histogram

Product details

• Authors: Weng Eang Cheong, Cheong Weng Eang
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.1997
• EAN: 9780700703616
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-0361-6
• No. of pages: 388
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History, C 1600 To C 1700, International Trade, C 1700 To C 1800, International trade and commerce