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The Qing opening to the ocean [electronic resource] : Chinese maritime policies, 1684-1757 / Gang Zhao.

Zhao, Gang, 1964- (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780824837921
ISBN: 0824837924
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 267 pages).
Publisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-261) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Chinese private maritime trade and global integration -- Reconsidering overseas trade : the Chinese intellectual response to the emerging global economy -- The northeast Asian trade network, the Manchu, pro-commerce tradition, and the 1684 open-door trade policy -- Enriching the state by cherishing private trade : the Kangxi emperor and the 1684 open trade policy -- Separating trade from tribute : Kangxi ends the tribute trade system -- The establishment of the Qing maritime customs system and the growth of private trade -- Economic interest, security concern, and the tribute system : Kangxi's response to Tokugawa Japan's license system -- The Kangxi emperor bans trade with Southeast Asia -- Western merchants, local interests, and Christian penetration : a new interpretation of the Canton system.