The Hong Merchants of Canton
Chinese Merchants in Sino-Western Trade, 1684-1798
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Weng Eang Cheong | ISBN: | 9781136785887 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 11, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Weng Eang Cheong |
| ISBN: | 9781136785887 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 11, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This study eschews the uncritical acceptance of secondary sources that has characterized studies in this field, going back to and reinterpreting previously neglected primary sources, thereby enabling it to chart linkages between the European and Asian trades that have been regarded as parallel but unrelated (or at best competing) activities. In so doing, the work sheds new light on this crucial period.
This study eschews the uncritical acceptance of secondary sources that has characterized studies in this field, going back to and reinterpreting previously neglected primary sources, thereby enabling it to chart linkages between the European and Asian trades that have been regarded as parallel but unrelated (or at best competing) activities. In so doing, the work sheds new light on this crucial period.
