Narratives of Free Trade
The Commercial Cultures of Early US-China Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23534402 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Kendall Johnson (0000-0002-7187-1060) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Pages | 234 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Narratives of free trade (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Hong Kong University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5790/hongkong/9789888083534.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2495744072 |
| Open Library | OL25338757M |
| ISBN | 9789888083534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This collection discusses the first commercial encounters between a China on the verge of social transformation and a fledgling United States struggling to assert itself globally as a distinct nation after the Revolutionary War with Great Britain. In early accounts of these encounters, commercial activity enabled cross-cultural curiosity, communication and even mutual respect. But it also involved confrontation as ambitious American traders pursued lucrative opportunities, often embracing British-style imperialism in the name of ‘free trade’. The book begins in the 1780s with the arrival in Ca ... More
Archaeology · Art · China · Curiosity · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Style (visual arts) · Chinese history and philosophy · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law · 19th century · Commerce · foreign relations · united states
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |