Visible Cities: Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the Coming of the AmericansThe 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, Leonard Blussé chronicles the economic and cultural transformations in East Asia through three key cities. Canton was the port of call for foreign merchants in the Qing empire. Nagasaki was the official port of Tokugawa Japan. Batavia served as the connection site between the Indian Ocean and China seas for ships of the Dutch East India Company. |
Contents
Three Windows of Opportunity | 1 |
Managing Trade across Cultures | 32 |
Bridging the Divide | 67 |
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