Opium and empire :: the lives and careers of William Jardine and James Matheson /

In 1832 William Jardine and James Matheson established what would become the greatest British trading company in East Asia in the nineteenth century. This book explores the depths of each man, their complicated and sometimes inconsistent internal workings, and their achievements and failures.

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1. Verfasser: Grace, Richard J., 1940- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
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Zusammenfassung:In 1832 William Jardine and James Matheson established what would become the greatest British trading company in East Asia in the nineteenth century. This book explores the depths of each man, their complicated and sometimes inconsistent internal workings, and their achievements and failures.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 5 unnumbered pages of plates, 453 pages) : maps, portraits
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-444) and index.
ISBN:9780773596818
077359681X
9780773596825
0773596828

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