Merchant Communities in Asia, 1600–1980

By Madeleine Zelin | Publisher: Taylor and Francis

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This book is the first to use local primary sources to explore the interaction between foreign and native merchants in Asian countries. Contributors discuss the different economic, political and cultural conditions that gave rise to a variety of merchant communities in Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore and India.

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This book is the first to use local primary sources to explore the interaction between foreign and native merchants in Asian countries. Contributors discuss the different economic, political and cultural conditions that gave rise to a variety of merchant communities in Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore and India.

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This book is the first to use local primary sources to explore the interaction between foreign and native merchants in Asian countries. Contributors discuss the different economic, political and cultural conditions that gave rise to a variety of merchant communities in Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore and India.

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Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Economics > Economic history

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Madeleine Zelin

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Taylor and Francis

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Merchant Communities in Asia, 1600–1980 is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317317883)