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The American merchant experience in nineteenth-century Japan / Kevin C. Murphy

Author
Murphy, Kevin C.
Additional Titles
American merchant experience in 19th century Japan
Published
London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Language Note
English.
Contents
1. From frenzy to insecurity : the contours of trade -- 2. Life on the edge : treaty port society -- 3. Formal power, actual dependence : consuls as intermediaries -- 4. Business by proxy : Bantos and compradores -- 5. The price of isolation : external pressures.
Summary
American merchants established trading firms in the ports of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki which operated from 1859-1899 until the repeal of the Unequal Treaties. Members of a privileged, semi-colonial community, the merchants formed the largest group of Americans in 19th century Japan. In this first book-length treatment of this group, Kevin Murphy explores their interactions with the Japanese in the treaty port system, how the Japanese leadership manipulated them to its own ends, and how the merchants themselves defined the limitations of American business in Japan through their ambiguous but.
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ISBN
0203644387
9780203644386
0415296838
9780415296830
9781134433971 (e-book ; PDF)
1134433972
9781134433926 (e-book ; Mobi)
1134433921
9781134433964 (e-book ; ePub)
1134433964
9780415868327 (paperback)
0415868327
9786610059393
661005939X
1280059397
9781280059391
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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