Author: Hiroshi IchikawaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
Oriental silk trade with special reference to trade with the United States
China's Silk Trade
Author: Lillian M. LiPublisher: Harvard Univ Asia Center
ISBN: 9780674119628
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Technology of Silk -- The State and Traditional Enterprise -- The Silk Export Trade -- Foreign Trade and Domestic Growth -- Foreign Trade and the Rural Economy -- Foreign Trade and Modern Enterprise -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary I -- Glossary II -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.
America's China Trade in Historical Perspective
Author: Ernest R. MayPublisher: Harvard Univ Asia Center
ISBN: 9780674030756
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This volume explores commercial relations between the United States and China from the eighteenth century until 1949, fleshing out with facts the romantic and shadowy image of "the China trade." These nine chapters by specialists in the field have developed from papers they presented at a conference supported by the national Committee on American-East Asian Relations. The work begins with an Introduction by John K. Fairbank, then moves on to analysis of the old China trade up to the American Civil War, centering on traditional Chinese exports of tea and silk. A second section deals with American imports into China--cotton textiles and textile-related goods, cigarettes, kerosene. Finally, the impact of the trade on both countries is assessed and the operations of American-owned and multinational companies in China are examined. For both the United States and China, the economic importance of the trade proves to have been less than the legend might suggest.
China’s Silk Trade
Author: Lillian M. LiPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684172314
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Of all the products associated with the material wealth and cultural splendor of traditional Chinese civilization, none was so quintessentially Chinese as silk. From the most ancient times silk played a role in Chinese history, both as a symbol of imperial tradition and as a mainstay of the peasant economy. This study analyzes the development of China's silk industry in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
The Chinese Silk Trade with Spanish America from the Late Ming to the Mid-Ch'ing Period
Author: Han-Sheng ChuanAn Object of Seduction
Author: Xiaolin DuanPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793614911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The first book-length English-language study focusing on the early modern export of Chinese silk to New Spain from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century, An Object of Seduction compares and contrasts the two regions from perspectives of the sericulture development, the widespread circulation of silk fashion, and the government attempts at regulating the use of silk. Xiaolin Duan argues that the increasing demand for silk on the worldwide market on the one hand contributed to the parallel development of silk fashion and sericulture in China and New Spain, and on the other hand created conflicts on imperial regulations about foreign trade and hierarchical systems. Incorporating evidence from local gazetteers, correspondence, manual books, illustrated treatises, and miscellanies, this book explores how the growing desire for and production of raw silk and silk textiles empowered individuals and societies to claim and redefine their positions in changing time and space, thus breaking away from the traditional state control.
Intra-Asian Trade and the World Market
Author: A.J.H. LathamPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134194080
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This collection presents 'snap-shots' of trade in specific commodities, alongside chapters covering the region. This book fills a particular gap in the literature on intra-Asian trade prior to the 20th century, and makes a considerable contribution to our knowledge of the Asian trade.
The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
Author: James A. MillwardPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199323852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, shedding light on the importance of old-world cultural exchange to Eurasian and world history. On the one hand, historian James A. Millward treats the silk road broadly, to stand in for the cross-cultural communication between peoples across the Eurasian continent since at least the Neolithic era. On the other, he highlights specific examples of goods and ideas exchanged between the Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China, along with the significance of these exchanges. While including silks, spices, and travelers' tales of colorful locales, the book explains the dynamics of Central Eurasian history that promoted Silk Road interactions--especially the role of nomad empires--highlighting the importance of the biological, technological, artistic, intellectual, and religious interchanges across the continent. Millward shows that these exchanges had a profound effect on the old world that was akin to, if not on the scale of, modern globalization. He also disputes the idea that the silk road declined after the collapse of the Mongol empire or the opening of direct sea routes from Europe to Asia, showing how silk road phenomena continued through the early modern and modern expansion of the Russian and Chinese states across Central Asia. Millward concludes that the idea of the silk road has remained powerful, not only as a popular name for boutiques and restaurants, but also in modern politics and diplomacy, such as U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's "Silk Road Initiative" for India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
The Commercial Orient In 1905, Showing The Trade Of Each Oriental Country, The Chief Countries Participating Therein, The Principal Articles Imported And Exported, And Details Of Trade Of The United States With Each Of These Countries During A Term
Author: United States Dept of Commerce and LabPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781012530365
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
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An Object of Seduction
Author: Xiaolin DuanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781793614926
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An Object of Seduction explores the early modern trans-Pacific export of Chinese silk to New Spain. It argues that the increasing demand for silk contributed to the parallel development of silk fashion and sericulture in China and New Spain, and also created conflicts on imperial regulations about foreign trade and hierarchical systems.