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Visible Cities: Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia and the Coming of the Americans (Canton, Batavia, and Nagasaki and the Coming of the Americans)

Leonard Blussé
The eighteenth century witnessed the rise of the China market and the changes that resulted in global consumption patterns, from opium smoking to tea drinking. In a valuable transnational perspective, Blussé chronicles the economic and cultural transformations in East Asia through three key cities—Canton, Nagasaki, and Batavia.
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9780674028432, 9780674026148, 0674028430, 0674026144
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* Preface * Three Windows of Opportunity * Managing Trade across Cultures * Bridging the Divide * Notes * Bibliography * Index