| Portion of title |
Canton trade, 1700-1840 |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. British Private Traders between India and China; 2. Ambiguous Faces of the Canton Trade; 3. French Private Trade at Canton, 1698-1833; 4. Trading with Traders; 5. The Private Eye in Old Canton; 6. Nathan Dunn (1782-1844) as Anti-Opium China Trader and Sino-Western Cultural Intermediary; 7. The Life and Loves of Michael Grubb; 8. 'Money, Credit, and Strong Friends'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Contributors; Index. |
| Abstract |
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, |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-170) and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Private side of the Canton trade, 1700-1840. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2018] 9789888390939 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9789888455171 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9888455176 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctv4dnkgd JSTOR |
