| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Americans -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
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Corporations, American -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
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Merchants -- Japan
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Merchants -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
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Americans
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Commerce
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Corporations, American
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Merchants
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Commerce -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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United States -- Commerce -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
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| Subject |
Japan
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002068006 |
| ISBN |
0203644387 |
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9780203644386 |
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0415296838 |
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9780415296830 |
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9781134433971 |
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1134433972 |
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9781134433926 |
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1134433921 |
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9781134433964 |
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1134433964 |
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9780415868327 |
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0415868327 |
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9786610059393 |
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661005939X |
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1280059397 |
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9781280059391 |
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