Visible Cities: Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the Coming of the AmericansHarvard University Press, 31. mars 2008 - 147 sider The eighteenth century witnessed the rise of the China market and the changes that resulted in global consumption patterns, from opium smoking to tea drinking. In a valuable transnational perspective, Leonard Blussé chronicles the economic and cultural transformations in East Asia through three key cities. Canton was the port of call for foreign merchants in the Qing empire. Nagasaki was the official port of Tokugawa Japan. Batavia served as the connection site between the Indian Ocean and China seas for ships of the Dutch East India Company. |
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... houses . Curiously enough , they pro- vided comparable structures for Chinese institutions , such as the pala- tial dwelling of the Chinese kapitein ( captain ) that included an office where he met weekly with the other Chinese officers ...
... houses and gardens overgrown with weeds , that the mere thought of Batavia's unhealthiness would keep any other nation from attempting an attack . Various explanations have been given for the transformation of this acclaimed urban ...
... houses ran two streets , which were crossed in the middle by a third one leading to the gates . On the left side of the island there was a pleasure garden with the two - story house of the Oranda Kapitan ( Dutch factory chief ) in the ...
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Visible Cities: Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the Coming of the Americans Leonard Blussé Begrenset visning - 2008 |
Visible Cities: Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the Coming of the Americans Leonard Blussé Begrenset visning - 2008 |