Merchants of Canton and Macao : success and failure in eighteenth-century Chinese trade / Paul A. Van Dyke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Dyke, Paul Arthur, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merchants--China--History--18th century.

Merchants.

History.

Guangzhou (China)--Commerce--History--18th century.

Guangzhou (China).

Macau (China)--Commerce--History--18th century.

Macau (China).

Commerce.

China.

China--Guangzhou.

China--Macau.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xlvii, 443 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Success and failure in eighteenth-century Chinese trade

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : HKU Press, [2016]

Summary:

Merchants were central to the huge growth in China's foreign trade and contributed to the development of world markets and networks. Merchants of Canton and Macao: Success and Failure in Eighteenth-Century Chinese Trade brings together much new research about the inner workings of the merchants of Canton and Macao. The book studies in detail the leading Chinese merchants and merchant families as well as the porcelain and silk trades. By examining the successes and failures of dozens of Chinese merchants involved in foreign trade, it provides fresh insights into China's unique form of capitalism and her role in the rise of global commerce. Van Dyke's conclusions on the nature of Qing policy towards foreign trade are hold, original and supported by intensive research. In contrast to the traditional focus on British and American trade, his research draws on archives in multiple languages, spread around the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Swequa 蔡瑞官 and Brothers 1741-1772 19

Chapter 2 Monqua 蔡文官 and Family 1734-1796 39

Chapter 3 Poankeequa 潘振承 and Family 1748-1788 61

Chapter 4 Tan Anqua 陳安觀 1749-1790 and the Inland Tea Men 97

Chapter 5 The Wu 伍 Family 1772-1802 107

Chapter 6 The Porcelain Trade 123

Chapter 7 Thirteen Prominent Porcelain Dealers 1746-1806 133

Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Porcelain Dealers 1724-1844 161

Chapter 9 The Silk Trade 171

Chapter 10 Silk Weavers, Embroiderers, and Painters 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-424) and index.

ISBN:

9888139320

9789888139323

OCLC:

931797833