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Opium and empire : the lives and careers of William Jardine and James Matheson / Richard J. Grace.
Lippincott Library HF486.J372 G73 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grace, Richard J., 1940- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jardine, William, 1784-1843.
- Jardine, William.
- Matheson, James, 1796-1878.
- Matheson, James.
- Jardine, Matheson & Co--History.
- Jardine, Matheson & Co.
- Commerce.
- History.
- Great Britain--Commerce--China--History--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- China--Commerce--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- China.
- China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842.
- Businesspeople--Great Britain--Biography.
- Businesspeople.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 453 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal & Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.
- Contents:
- 1 Origins 13
- 2 Sailing from London to Canton 30
- 3 The Sirens of Commerce 55
- 4 The Heirs of Cox and Beale 78
- 5 Doing Business at Creek Hong 106
- 6 Charting New Waters 131
- 7 The Partners Apart 161
- 8 Approaching the Showdown in China 190
- 9 Jardine's Farewell and Matheson's Great Headache 224
- 10 Jardine's and Matheson's Roles in the Opium War 259
- 11 Their Lives after China 288
- 12 Sir James Matheson, Laird of Lewis 308.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Grace, Richard J., 1940-, author. Opium and empire.
- ISBN:
- 9780773544529
- 0773544526
- OCLC:
- 879528885
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