Opium and empire : the lives and careers of William Jardine and James Matheson / / Richard J. Grace
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| Autore: |
Grace Richard J.
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| Titolo: |
Opium and empire : the lives and careers of William Jardine and James Matheson / / Richard J. Grace
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| Pubblicazione: | Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 382.0941 |
| Soggetto topico: | Businesspeople - Great Britain |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Commerce China History 19th century |
| China Commerce Great Britain History 19th century | |
| China History Opium War, 1840-1842 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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? |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Opium and empire |
| ISBN: | 0-7735-9682-8 |
| 0-7735-9681-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463655903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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