The Resource The golden ghetto : the American commercial community at Canton and the shaping of American China policy, 1784-1844, Jacques M. Downs
The golden ghetto : the American commercial community at Canton and the shaping of American China policy, 1784-1844, Jacques M. Downs
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- Summary
- Before the opening of the treaty ports in the 1840s, Canton was the only Chinese port where foreign merchants were allowed to trade. The Golden Ghetto takes us into the world of one of this city's most important foreign communities--the Americans--during the decades between the American Revolution of 1776 and the signing of the Sino-US Treaty of Wanghia in 1844. American merchants lived in isolation from Chinese society in sybaritic, albeit usually celibate luxury. Making use of exhaustive research, Downs provides an especially clear explanation of the Canton commercial setting generally and of the role of American merchants. Many of these men made fortunes and returned home to become important figures in the rapidly developing United States. The book devotes particular attention to the biographical details of the principal American traders, the leading American firms, and their operations in Canton and the United States. Opium smuggling receives especial emphasis, as does the important topic of early diplomatic relations between the United States and China
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Hong Kong University Press edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 496 pages)
- Note
-
- "First published in 1997 by Associated University Presses, Inc."--Title page verso
- "With a new introduction by Frederic D. Grant, Jr."--Cover
- Contents
-
- Introduction to the republication of the golden ghetto
- Foreword
- Introduction
- The golden ghetto
- Old Canton and its trade
- American business under the old system
- Opium transforms the Canton system
- The residents and their firms
- The dominant firms
- The other houses
- The China trader
- Cushing's treaty
- The creation of an official policy
- The mission to China
- Retrospection
- Epilogue : the legacy of old Canton
- List of abbreviations
- Appendix 1. Wade-Giles-Pinyin equivalents
- Appendix 2. Statistics and the American trade
- Appendix 3. A note on the silver trade
- Appendix 4. Known partners of American firms at Canton, 1803-44
- Appendix 5. Commercial family alliances
- Appendix 6. Robert Bennet Forbes's correspondence with Warren Delano, 1879
- Appendix 7. A note on sources
- Isbn
- 9789888313327
- Label
- The golden ghetto : the American commercial community at Canton and the shaping of American China policy, 1784-1844
- Title
- The golden ghetto
- Title remainder
- the American commercial community at Canton and the shaping of American China policy, 1784-1844
- Statement of responsibility
- Jacques M. Downs
- Subject
-
- Americans -- China | Guangzhou -- History
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International | Economics
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International | General
- China
- China -- Foreign economic relations -- United States
- China -- Guangzhou
- Commerce
- Electronic books
- Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce | History
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- History
- International economic relations
- Merchants
- Merchants -- China | Guangzhou -- History
- United States
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- China
- Americans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Before the opening of the treaty ports in the 1840s, Canton was the only Chinese port where foreign merchants were allowed to trade. The Golden Ghetto takes us into the world of one of this city's most important foreign communities--the Americans--during the decades between the American Revolution of 1776 and the signing of the Sino-US Treaty of Wanghia in 1844. American merchants lived in isolation from Chinese society in sybaritic, albeit usually celibate luxury. Making use of exhaustive research, Downs provides an especially clear explanation of the Canton commercial setting generally and of the role of American merchants. Many of these men made fortunes and returned home to become important figures in the rapidly developing United States. The book devotes particular attention to the biographical details of the principal American traders, the leading American firms, and their operations in Canton and the United States. Opium smuggling receives especial emphasis, as does the important topic of early diplomatic relations between the United States and China
- Cataloging source
- P@U
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1926-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Downs, Jacques M.
- Dewey number
- 337.51/275
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HF3840.G83
- LC item number
- D69 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Grant, Frederick Delano
- Series statement
- Echoes : classics of Hong Kong culture and history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Merchants
- Americans
- China
- United States
- Guangzhou (China)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- HISTORY
- Americans
- Commerce
- International economic relations
- Merchants
- China
- China
- United States
- Label
- The golden ghetto : the American commercial community at Canton and the shaping of American China policy, 1784-1844, Jacques M. Downs
- Note
-
- "First published in 1997 by Associated University Presses, Inc."--Title page verso
- "With a new introduction by Frederic D. Grant, Jr."--Cover
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-488) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction to the republication of the golden ghetto -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The golden ghetto -- Old Canton and its trade -- American business under the old system -- Opium transforms the Canton system -- The residents and their firms -- The dominant firms -- The other houses -- The China trader -- Cushing's treaty -- The creation of an official policy -- The mission to China -- Retrospection -- Epilogue : the legacy of old Canton -- List of abbreviations -- Appendix 1. Wade-Giles-Pinyin equivalents -- Appendix 2. Statistics and the American trade -- Appendix 3. A note on the silver trade -- Appendix 4. Known partners of American firms at Canton, 1803-44 -- Appendix 5. Commercial family alliances -- Appendix 6. Robert Bennet Forbes's correspondence with Warren Delano, 1879 -- Appendix 7. A note on sources
- Control code
- 900223849
- Edition
- Hong Kong University Press edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 496 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789888313327
- Media category
- electronic
- Media MARC source
- isbdmedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt136zkkf
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900223849
- Label
- The golden ghetto : the American commercial community at Canton and the shaping of American China policy, 1784-1844, Jacques M. Downs
- Note
-
- "First published in 1997 by Associated University Presses, Inc."--Title page verso
- "With a new introduction by Frederic D. Grant, Jr."--Cover
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-488) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction to the republication of the golden ghetto -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The golden ghetto -- Old Canton and its trade -- American business under the old system -- Opium transforms the Canton system -- The residents and their firms -- The dominant firms -- The other houses -- The China trader -- Cushing's treaty -- The creation of an official policy -- The mission to China -- Retrospection -- Epilogue : the legacy of old Canton -- List of abbreviations -- Appendix 1. Wade-Giles-Pinyin equivalents -- Appendix 2. Statistics and the American trade -- Appendix 3. A note on the silver trade -- Appendix 4. Known partners of American firms at Canton, 1803-44 -- Appendix 5. Commercial family alliances -- Appendix 6. Robert Bennet Forbes's correspondence with Warren Delano, 1879 -- Appendix 7. A note on sources
- Control code
- 900223849
- Edition
- Hong Kong University Press edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 496 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789888313327
- Media category
- electronic
- Media MARC source
- isbdmedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt136zkkf
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900223849
Subject
- Americans -- China | Guangzhou -- History
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International | Economics
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International | General
- China
- China -- Foreign economic relations -- United States
- China -- Guangzhou
- Commerce
- Electronic books
- Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce | History
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- History
- International economic relations
- Merchants
- Merchants -- China | Guangzhou -- History
- United States
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- China
- Americans
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