This landmark study of Canton and Macao merchants advances our understanding of the rise and development of international commercial networks. The eighteenth century was a transitional period in world trade when large monopolistic companies gradually lost ground to more efficiently operated private enterprises. The China trade was one of the catalysts propelling this transformation and it is crucial to a better understanding of how and why these changes took place. This study presents much new information about the Canton and Macao merchants and provides fresh insights into the role China played in the rise of global economies.
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Merchants of Canton and Macao
Politics and Strategies in Eighteenth-Century Chinese Trade
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eBook - PDF
Merchants of Canton and Macao
Politics and Strategies in Eighteenth-Century Chinese Trade
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Chinese HistoryIndex
HistoryTable of contents
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Appendixes
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Map of Pearl River Delta
- Color Plates
- Introduction
- 1: The Trading Enviorment
- 2: Contracts and Trade
- 3: Growing Pains, Partnerships, and the Co-Hong
- 4: Merchants and the Canton Junks
- 5: Tan Suqua and Family 1716-1778
- 6: Tan Hunqua and Family 1713-1781
- 7: Cai and Qiu Enterprises 1730-1784
- 8: Beaukeequa and Family 1726-1758
- 9: Yan family 1734-1780s
- 10: Mandarin Quiqua and Family 1724-1794
- 11: Ye Merchants and Tacqua Amoy 1720-1804
- 12: Zhang Merchants 1721-1780
- 13: Liang Merchants 1729-1756
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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