The Comprador in Nineteenth Century China : : Bridge between East and West / / Yen-p'ing Hao.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Hao, Yen-p'ing,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1970
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard East Asian Series ; 45
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (315 p.) :; 11 halftones, 26 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Tables --; I. Introduction : The Comprador in Chinese Society --; II. The Western Merchant and His Chinese Comprador --; III. The Rise and Fall of the Comprador --; IV. Functions of the Comprador in the Foreign Firm --; V. The Comprador as a Nouveau Riche --; VI. The Comprador and Modern China's Economic Development --; VII. The Comprador System as a Socioeconomic Institution --; VIII. Beyond a Purchaser: Noneconomic Activities of the Comprador --; IX. Conclusion : Significance of the Comprador as a Middleman between East and West --; Appendices. Bibliography. Notes. Glossary. Index --; Appendix A. Augustine Heard & Co.’s Compradors, 1850’s-1860’s. --; Appendix Β. Russell & Co.’s Compradors, 1830’s-1870’s. --; Appendix C. Jardine, Matheson & Co.’s Compradors, 1850’s-1900’s. --; Appendix D. Dent & Co.’s Compradors, 1830’s-1860’s --; Bibliography --; Notes --; Glossary --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674182783; 9783110649772; 9783110353488; 9783110353563; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674182783
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Yen-p'ing Hao.