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

Table of Contents

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