Breaking new ground, this study eschews the uncritical acceptance of secondary sources, returning to and reinterpreting previously neglected primary sources. The work sheds new light on this period and will be of interest to economic historians beyond the field of the old China trade.
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Breaking new ground, this study eschews the uncritical acceptance of secondary sources, returning to and reinterpreting previously neglected primary sources. The work sheds new light on this period and will be of interest to economic historians beyond the field of the old China trade.
Read Less