02435nam 2200625 a 450 991082348980332120200520144314.00-674-02843-010.4159/9780674028432(CKB)1000000000815983(SSID)ssj0000344253(PQKBManifestationID)11278881(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344253(PQKBWorkID)10307149(PQKB)11404250(MiAaPQ)EBC3300090(DE-B1597)457557(OCoLC)1049626404(OCoLC)979739796(OCoLC)999354171(DE-B1597)9780674028432(Au-PeEL)EBL3300090(CaPaEBR)ebr10312795(OCoLC)503447697(dli)HEB30967(MiU)MIU01000000000000012931693(EXLCZ)99100000000081598320071004d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrVisible cities Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the coming of the Americans /Leonard BlusseCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press2008xi, 133 p. ill., mapsThe Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures ;2006"The Edwin O. Reischauer lectures, 2006"--P. [i].0-674-02614-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-128) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Three Windows of Opportunity -- 2 Managing Trade across Cultures -- 3 Bridging the Divide -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexThe 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, Blussé chronicles the economic and cultural transformations in East Asia through three key cities-Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia.Canton, Batavia, and Nagasaki and the coming of the AmericansGuangzhou (China)HistoryJakarta (Indonesia)HistoryNagasaki-shi (Japan)History950/.3Blusse Leonard1946-253941MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823489803321Visible cities2399543UNINA