Opium and empire : the lives and careers of William Jardine and James Matheson
tarafından
Grace, Richard J., 1940- author
Başlık
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Opium and empire : the lives and careers of William Jardine and James Matheson
Yazar
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Grace, Richard J., 1940- author
ISBN
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9780773544529
Yazar Ek Girişi
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Grace, Richard J., 1940- author
Fiziksel Tanımlama
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xi, 453 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
İçerik
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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
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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
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Jardine, William, 1784-1843
Matheson, James, 1796-1878
Coğrafi Terim
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China -- History -- Opium War, 1840-1842
Çin -- Tarih -- Afyon savaşı, 1840-1842.
Library | Materyal Türü | Demirbaş | Yer Numarası | Durumu / Lokasyon / İade Tarihi |
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Ekonomi Kütüphanesi | Kitap | EKOBKN0010439 | 382.094105 GRA 2014 | Merkez Kütüphane Genel Koleksiyon |