Fields from the Sea : Chinese Junk Trade with Siam during the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century / Jennifer Cushman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cushman, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Junks--China, Southeast--History.

Junks.

Thailand--Commerce--China--History.

Thailand.

China--Commerce--Thailand--History.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Methodical and inquisitive, Cushman explores Chinese junk trade with Siam over two centuries. In the course of her analysis, the author illuminates significant aspects of China's economic development, the implementation of commercial policies by the two nations, and concepts of trade in the east and southeast of Asia.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Introduction

2. The Chinese Native Maritime Customs Administration

3. Chinese Maritime Sailing

4. Imports And Exports: The Character Of Sino-Siamese Trade

5. The Operators Of Sino-Siamese Trade

6. The Foundations Of Ch'ing Maritime Policy

7.Conclusion

Appendix A Sino-Siamese Export Trade 1800-1850

Appendix B The Cargo Manifests Of Four Siamese State Trading Vessels

Appendix C The Fees And Duties On Siamese Junks At Canton In 1813

Glossary

Bibliography

Chinese Money, Weights, And Measures

Siamese Money And Weights

Abbreviations Used In Footnotes

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Cornell, 1975).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-199).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-1906-8

OCLC:

1080552024