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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... important — incorporated Dutch - held Formosa into the Chinese world order . The picture that emerges from this overall sketch of the China Sea trade in the seven- teenth century is that it was much influenced by the policies of the ...
... involved , it was no longer feasible to bridle the coastal regions with maritime prohibitions . The important maritime routes to Tonkin and Cochin - China were reopened in the same year , Three Windows of Opportunity 29.
... important languages of Europe , " who came to ask him for advice about the private merchandise he should carry to Japan on his imminent voyage . Titsingh , who saw this as an opportunity to consign some letters to his Japanese friends ...
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Three Windows of Opportunity | 1 |
Managing Trade across Cultures | 32 |
Bridging the Divide | 67 |
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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 |