Merchants of Canton and Macao: politics and strategies in eighteenth-century Chinese trade

Abstract

This study on the Canton and Macao merchants advances our understanding of the rise and development of international commercial networks. The book presents new information about the Canton and Macao merchants and provides fresh insights into the role China played in the rise of global economies.

Contents

List of tables -- List of appendixes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Map of the Pearl River Delta -- Introduction: Capitalism Canton style -- Ch. 1. The trading envvironment -- Ch. 2. Contracts and trade -- Ch. 3. Growing pains, partnerships and the Co-hong -- Ch. 4. Merchants and the Canton junks -- Ch. 5. Tan Suqua and family 1716-1778 -- Ch. 6. Tan Hanqua and family 1713-1781 -- Ch. 7. Cai and Qiu enterprises 1730-1784 -- Ch. 8. Beaukeequa and family 1726-1758 -- Ch. 9. Yan family 1734-1780s -- Ch. 10. Mandarin Quiqua and family 1724-1794 -- Ch. 11. Ye merchants and Tacqua Amoy 1720-1804 -- Ch. 12. Zhang merchants 1721-1780 -- Ch. 13. Liang merchants 1729-1756 -- Conclusion: The limits of commerce