TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hao,Yen-p'ing
TI  - The Comprador in Nineteenth Century China: Bridge between East and West / 
T2  - Harvard East Asian Series ;
SN  - 9780674182776
U1  - 658.86 
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Cambridge, MA : : 
PB  - Harvard University Press, 
KW  - Compradors -- China.
N1  - 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; restricted access; Issued also in print
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182783
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674182783
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674182783/original
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