Hong Merchants of Canton. Chinese Merchants in Sino-Western Trade, 1684-1798.
Richmond. Curzon. 1997. Stock ID #212486 "Initially, China tried to contain the growing Western presence and avoid the complications of a state-to-state relationship by delegating authority to the principal Chinese merchants trading in Canton with the Europeans. These Hong merchants became increasingly involved in managing the foreign traders, the trade itself and the collection of revenue." (Publisher's description). When referring to this item please quote stockid 212486.
Maps, 376pp, references, index, sources, glossary, occasional spotting upper edge, otherwise very good hardback copy in dustjacket.
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