Opium and empire : the lives and careers of William Jardine and James Matheson
tarafından
 
Grace, Richard J., 1940- author

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

Yazar
: 
Grace, Richard J., 1940- author

ISBN
: 
9780773544529

Yazar Ek Girişi
: 
Grace, Richard J., 1940- author

Fiziksel Tanımlama
: 
xi, 453 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

İçerik
: 
Prelude: The Scotland of Their Birth -- 1 Origins -- 2 Sailing from London to Canton -- 3 The Sirens of Commerce -- 4 The Heirs of Cox and Beale -- 5 Doing Business at Creek Hong -- 6 Charting New Waters -- 7 The Partners Apart -- 8 Approaching the Showdown in China -- 9 Jardine's Farewell and Matheson's Great Headache -- 10 Jardine's and Matheson's Roles in the Opium War -- 11 Their Lives after China -- 12 Sir James Matheson, Laird of Lewis -- Postlude: Gentlemanly Capitalists?

Özet
: 
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.

Konu Ek Girişi
: 
Jardine, William, 1784-1843
 
Matheson, James, 1796-1878

Coğrafi Terim
: 
China -- History -- Opium War, 1840-1842
 
Çin -- Tarih -- Afyon savaşı, 1840-1842.


LibraryMateryal TürüDemirbaşYer NumarasıDurumu / Lokasyon / İade Tarihi
Ekonomi KütüphanesiKitapEKOBKN0010439382.094105 GRA 2014Merkez Kütüphane Genel Koleksiyon