Fields from the Sea : : Chinese Junk Trade with Siam during the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century / / Jennifer Cushman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Cushman, Jennifer,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. The Chinese Native Maritime Customs Administration --; 3. Chinese Maritime Sailing --; 4. Imports And Exports: The Character Of Sino-Siamese Trade --; 5. The Operators Of Sino-Siamese Trade --; 6. The Foundations Of Ch'ing Maritime Policy --; 7.Conclusion --; Appendix A Sino-Siamese Export Trade 1800-1850 --; Appendix B The Cargo Manifests Of Four Siamese State Trading Vessels --; Appendix C The Fees And Duties On Siamese Junks At Canton In 1813 --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Chinese Money, Weights, And Measures --; Siamese Money And Weights --; Abbreviations Used In Footnotes
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501719066; 9783110649680; 9783110536171
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501719066
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jennifer Cushman.

Methodical and inquisitive, Cushman explores Chinese junk trade with Siam over two centuries. In the course of her analysis, the author illuminates significant aspects of China's economic development, the implementation of commercial policies by the two nations, and concepts of trade in the east and southeast of Asia.