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Author Van Dyke, Paul Arthur, author.
Title Whampoa and the Canton trade : life and death in a Chinese port, 1700-1842 / Paul A. Van Dyke.
Publisher Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2020]


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Descript xxi, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction : Whampoa and the Canton trade -- Ship data, manipulation of trade figures, and British dominance -- Anchoring, careening, commodores, and signalling -- Bankshalls -- Healthcare, injuries, deaths, and drunkenness -- Death estimates, burial protocols, and special celebrations -- Crimes and punishments -- Chinese thefts -- Labour market, desertions, and dismissals -- Protests, EIC Row Guard, religious services, and the Belvidere mutiny -- Floating brothels and 'unnatural acts' -- Disasters and marine insurance -- The story is in the details.
Note "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 the Qing government treated foreigners when it controlled all trade in the Guangzhou port. Van Dyke reappraises the role of Whampoa in the system--a port twenty kilometres away from Guangzhou--and reassesses the government's attitude towards foreigners, which was much more accommodating than previous research suggested. In fact, Van Dyke shows that foreigners were not bound by local laws and were given freedom of movement around Whampoa and Canton to the extent that they were treated with leniency even when found in off-limit places. Whampoa and the Canton Trade recounts the lives of seamen who travelled half-way around the globe at great risk and lived through a historic period that would become the framework for subsequent encounters between China and the rest of the world. Were it not for the exchanges between the major powers and the Qing empire, the world--as we know it--would be a rather different place. Hence, Van Dyke's command of data mining shows that Whampoa was a key pillar in the Canton System and, thus, in the making of the modern world economy."-- Back cover.
ISBN 9789888528356 hardcover
9888528351 hardcover
9789882209893 electronic book
9882209890 electronic book
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Author Van Dyke, Paul Arthur, author.
Subject Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century.
Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
China -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century.
China -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
China -- Commercial policy -- 18th century.
China -- Commercial policy -- 19th century.
China -- Foreign economic relations -- 18th century.
China -- Foreign economic relations -- 19th century.
Descript xxi, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content text txt
still image
Media unmediated n
Carrier volume nc
Contents Introduction : Whampoa and the Canton trade -- Ship data, manipulation of trade figures, and British dominance -- Anchoring, careening, commodores, and signalling -- Bankshalls -- Healthcare, injuries, deaths, and drunkenness -- Death estimates, burial protocols, and special celebrations -- Crimes and punishments -- Chinese thefts -- Labour market, desertions, and dismissals -- Protests, EIC Row Guard, religious services, and the Belvidere mutiny -- Floating brothels and 'unnatural acts' -- Disasters and marine insurance -- The story is in the details.
Note "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 the Qing government treated foreigners when it controlled all trade in the Guangzhou port. Van Dyke reappraises the role of Whampoa in the system--a port twenty kilometres away from Guangzhou--and reassesses the government's attitude towards foreigners, which was much more accommodating than previous research suggested. In fact, Van Dyke shows that foreigners were not bound by local laws and were given freedom of movement around Whampoa and Canton to the extent that they were treated with leniency even when found in off-limit places. Whampoa and the Canton Trade recounts the lives of seamen who travelled half-way around the globe at great risk and lived through a historic period that would become the framework for subsequent encounters between China and the rest of the world. Were it not for the exchanges between the major powers and the Qing empire, the world--as we know it--would be a rather different place. Hence, Van Dyke's command of data mining shows that Whampoa was a key pillar in the Canton System and, thus, in the making of the modern world economy."-- Back cover.
ISBN 9789888528356 hardcover
9888528351 hardcover
9789882209893 electronic book
9882209890 electronic book
Author Van Dyke, Paul Arthur, author.
Subject Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century.
Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
China -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century.
China -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
China -- Commercial policy -- 18th century.
China -- Commercial policy -- 19th century.
China -- Foreign economic relations -- 18th century.
China -- Foreign economic relations -- 19th century.
LOCATION SHELVED AT LOAN TYPE STATUS
 BJL Reading Room 1st floor HDC  HF 3840 C36 V2  4 WEEK LOAN  AVAILABLE
1 copy being processed for BJL.

Subject Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century.
Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
China -- Commerce -- History -- 18th century.
China -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
China -- Commercial policy -- 18th century.
China -- Commercial policy -- 19th century.
China -- Foreign economic relations -- 18th century.
China -- Foreign economic relations -- 19th century.
Descript xxi, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content text txt
still image
Media unmediated n
Carrier volume nc
Contents Introduction : Whampoa and the Canton trade -- Ship data, manipulation of trade figures, and British dominance -- Anchoring, careening, commodores, and signalling -- Bankshalls -- Healthcare, injuries, deaths, and drunkenness -- Death estimates, burial protocols, and special celebrations -- Crimes and punishments -- Chinese thefts -- Labour market, desertions, and dismissals -- Protests, EIC Row Guard, religious services, and the Belvidere mutiny -- Floating brothels and 'unnatural acts' -- Disasters and marine insurance -- The story is in the details.
Note "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 the Qing government treated foreigners when it controlled all trade in the Guangzhou port. Van Dyke reappraises the role of Whampoa in the system--a port twenty kilometres away from Guangzhou--and reassesses the government's attitude towards foreigners, which was much more accommodating than previous research suggested. In fact, Van Dyke shows that foreigners were not bound by local laws and were given freedom of movement around Whampoa and Canton to the extent that they were treated with leniency even when found in off-limit places. Whampoa and the Canton Trade recounts the lives of seamen who travelled half-way around the globe at great risk and lived through a historic period that would become the framework for subsequent encounters between China and the rest of the world. Were it not for the exchanges between the major powers and the Qing empire, the world--as we know it--would be a rather different place. Hence, Van Dyke's command of data mining shows that Whampoa was a key pillar in the Canton System and, thus, in the making of the modern world economy."-- Back cover.
ISBN 9789888528356 hardcover
9888528351 hardcover
9789882209893 electronic book
9882209890 electronic book

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