The Qing Opening to the Ocean: Chinese Maritime Policies, 1684-1757 9780824837921
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Chinese Private Maritime Trade and Global Integration
2. Reconsidering Overseas Trade: The Chinese Intellectual Response to the Emerging Global Economy
3. The Northeast Asian Trade Network, the Manchu Procommerce Tradition, and the 1684 Open-Door Trade Policy
4. Enriching the State by Cherishing Private Trade: The Kangxi Emperor and the 1684 Open Trade Policy
5. Separating Trade from Tribute: Kangxi Ends the Tribute Trade System
6. The Establishment of the Qing Maritime Customs System and the Growth of Private Trade
7. Economic Interests, Security Concerns, and the Tribute System: Kangxi’s Response to Tokugawa Japan’s Licensing System
8. The Kangxi Emperor Bans Trade with Southeast Asia
9. Western Merchants, Local Interests, and Christian Penetration: A New Interpretation of the Canton System
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Chinese Private Maritime Trade and Global Integration
2. Reconsidering Overseas Trade: The Chinese Intellectual Response to the Emerging Global Economy
3. The Northeast Asian Trade Network, the Manchu Procommerce Tradition, and the 1684 Open-Door Trade Policy
4. Enriching the State by Cherishing Private Trade: The Kangxi Emperor and the 1684 Open Trade Policy
5. Separating Trade from Tribute: Kangxi Ends the Tribute Trade System
6. The Establishment of the Qing Maritime Customs System and the Growth of Private Trade
7. Economic Interests, Security Concerns, and the Tribute System: Kangxi’s Response to Tokugawa Japan’s Licensing System
8. The Kangxi Emperor Bans Trade with Southeast Asia
9. Western Merchants, Local Interests, and Christian Penetration: A New Interpretation of the Canton System
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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- Gang Zhao
