Whampoa and the Canton trade : life and death in a Chinese port, 1700-1842 / Paul A. Van Dyke.

"Paul A. Van Dyke's new book, Whampoa and the Canton Trade: Life and Death in a Chinese Port, 1700-1842, authoritatively corrects misconceptions about how the Qing government treated foreigners when it controlled all trade in the Guangzhou port. Van Dyke reappraises the role of Whampoa in the system...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Van Dyke, Paul Arthur (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Guangzhou (China) > Commerce > History > 18th century. Guangzhou (China) > Commerce > History > 19th century. China > Commerce > History > 18th century. China > Commerce > History > 19th century. China > Commercial policy > 18th century. China > Commercial policy > 19th century. China > Foreign economic relations > 18th century. China > Foreign economic relations > 19th century. Commerce. Commercial policy. International economic relations. China. China > Guangzhou. 1700-1899 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xxi, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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