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Autore: | Nierstrasz Chris |
Titolo: | Rivalry for Trade in Tea and Textiles [[electronic resource] ] : The English and Dutch East India companies (1700–1800) / / by Chris Nierstrasz |
Pubblicazione: | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 2015. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (243 p.) |
Disciplina: | 382/.413720942 |
Soggetto topico: | Europe—History |
Asia—History | |
Economic history | |
Industries | |
World history | |
History, Modern | |
European History | |
Asian History | |
Economic History | |
World History, Global and Transnational History | |
Modern History | |
Soggetto geografico: | Europe Commerce Asia History 18th century |
Asia Commerce Europe History 18th century | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover ; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Measurements; List of Terms; Introduction ; 1 A new approach ; 2 Spices, tea and textiles ; 3 East India Companies and tea ; 4 East India Companies and textiles ; 5 The different chapters ; 1 Imperfect Monopolies ; 1 Imperfect monopoly in trade |
1.1 Mix of commodities 1.2 Monopoly and private trade ; 2 Imperfect monopoly in Europe ; 2.1 Silver and taxation ; 2.2 Re-export of Asian commodities ; 3 Imperfect monopoly in Asia ; 3.1 Beyond silver ; 3.2 Intra-Asian trade and Empire ; 3.3 Empire and the home state ; Conclusion | |
2 Rivalry for Tea: Empires and Private Trade 1 Tea, monopoly and competition ; 1.1 Competition for monopoly (1685-1730) ; 1.2 A competitive market (1730-1790) ; 2 Empires and tea ; 2.1 Direct trade and Empire ; 2.2 EIC intra-Asian trade and English country trade | |
2.3 British Empire and Canton 3 Private trade and tea ; 3.1 The 'discovery' of tea ; 3.2 Private trade and Batavia ; 3.3 Private trade in tea as a tool of competition ; 3.4 English private trade in tea ; Conclusion ; 3 Popularisation of Tea: Smugglers and Different Varieties of Tea | |
1 Tea and smuggling 1.1 The problem of contraband tea ; 1.2 An answer to smuggling ; 2 Smuggling and America ; 2.1 Unnoticed smuggling ; 2.2 British Empires connect ; 3 Selections of tea ; 3.1 Different varieties, different prices ; 3.2 A different selection of tea ; Conclusion | |
4 Rivalry for Textiles: A Global Market | |
Sommario/riassunto: | The rivalry for trade in tea and textiles between the English and Dutch East India companies is very much a global history. This trade is strongly connected to emblematic events such as the opening of Western trade with China, the Boston Tea Party, the establishment of British Empire in Bengal and the Industrial Revolution. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Rivalry for Trade in Tea and Textiles |
ISBN: | 1-137-48653-8 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910797772703321 |
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