Trade Relations between Qing China and Tokugawa Japan: 1685–1859
In: Studies in Economic History
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In: Springer eBooks
In: Economics and Finance
1 Introduction -- 2 Commercial Intermediaries in the Nagasaki Trade -- 3 The Mechanism and Functions of the Shinpai Trading Permit System -- 4 Qing China's Response to the Shinpai Trading Permit System in the Eighteenth Century -- 5 The Underside of the Junks Trade: Maritime Smuggling and Urban Trafficking -- 6 The Copper Trade of Qing China's Official Merchants and the Affiliated Trading Group -- 7 The Consolidation of Private Chinese Merchants into the Twelve Families Association -- 8 Internal Organization of Chinese Trading Groups in Relation to the Qing Authorities -- 9 Trade Under Pre-Arranged Conditions: A New Commercial Style in the Late Eighteenth Century -- 10 Conclusive Discussions and Comprehensive Historical Narratives -- References -- Index