The European Canton Trade 1723: Competition and Cooperation

This critically-commented source edition contains the commercial directions, merchant diary and naval log of four East India Company ships, which sailed from London to Canton, China in 1723, as well as the travelogue of another contemporary trader who sailed from Ostend. It highlights the roles of c...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ;Boston De Gruyter Oldenbourg [2016]
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Online Access:DE-1043
DE-1046
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Summary:This critically-commented source edition contains the commercial directions, merchant diary and naval log of four East India Company ships, which sailed from London to Canton, China in 1723, as well as the travelogue of another contemporary trader who sailed from Ostend. It highlights the roles of cooperation and competition in shaping the relations between these and other European companies as well as the everyday lives of European merchants and mariners. The edition thus sheds new light on the history of the East Indies trade during the eighteenth century and its role in encouraging early modern globalization
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Jul. 04., 2016)
Physical Description:1 online resource (442pages)
ISBN:9783110421439
DOI:10.1515/9783110421439

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