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.

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

Macau (China).

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

Guangzhou (China).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (533 pages) : color illustrations, facsimiles

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 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 bold, 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.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction : global influences and their consequences

Swequa and brothers 1741-1772

Monqua and family 1734-1796

Poankeequa and family 1748-1788

Tan Anqua 1749-1790 and the inland tea men

The Wu family 1772-1802

The porcelain trade

Thirteen prominent porcelain dealers 1746-1806

Miscellaneous porcelain dealers 1724-1844

The silk trade

Silk weavers, embroiderers, and painters

Conclusion : unwritten realities of trade.

Notes:

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

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789888313853

9888313851

OCLC:

957345210