APPENDIXES

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF TABLES vii
4. LIST OF APPENDIXES ix
5. PREFACE xiii
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xxi
7. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xxiii
8. INTRODUCTION 1
9. CHAPTER ONE. THE TRADING ENVIRONMENT 7
10. CHAPTER TWO. CONTRACTS AND TRADE 31
11. CHAPTER THREE. GROWING PAINS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE CO-HONG 49
12. CHAPTER FOUR. MERCHANTS AND THE CANTON JUNKS 67
13. CHAPTER FIVE. TAN SUQUA AND FAMILY 1716–1778 79
14. CHAPTER SIX. TAN HUNQUA AND FAMILY 1713–1781 103
15. CHAPTER SEVEN. CAI AND QIU ENTERPRISES 1730–1784 123
16. CHAPTER EIGHT. BEAUKEEQUA 黎開觀 AND FAMILY 1726–1758 137
17. CHAPTER NINE. YAN FAMILY 1734–1780s 149
18. CHAPTER TEN 169
19. CHAPTER ELEVEN. YE MERCHANTS AND TACQUA AMOY 1720–1804 181
20. CHAPTER TWELVE. ZHANG MERCHANTS 1721–1780 199
21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. LIANG MERCHANTS 1729–1756 207
22. CONCLUSION. THE LIMITS OF COMMERCE 213
23. APPENDIXES 227
24. NOTES 433
25. BIBLIOGRAPHY 483
26. INDEX 519