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This study utilizes a wide range of new source materials to reconstruct the day-to-day operations of the port of Canton during the eighteenth and first half of
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Sino-French Trade at Canton, 1698–1842 presents a rare and lively view of the French experience at Canton, and calls for a reappraisal of France’s role in t
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An innovative new study of the Canton trade networks that helped to shape the modern world.
The Private Side of the Canton Trade, 1700–1840
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It is not often recognized that China was one of the few places in the early modern world where all merchants had equal access to the market. This study shows t
Whampoa and the Canton Trade
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Authors: Paul A. Van Dyke
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Paul A. Van Dyke’s new book, Whampoa and the Canton Trade: Life and Death in a Chinese Port, 1700–1842, authoritatively corrects misconceptions about how th