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Opium and Empire: The Lives and Careers of William Jardine and James Matheson
Opium and Empire The Lives and Careers of William Jardine and James Matheson
Author: Richard J. Grace
In 1832 William Jardine and James Matheson established what would become the greatest British trading company in East Asia in the nineteenth century. After the termination of the East India Company's monopoly in the tea trade, Jardine, Matheson & Company's aggressive marketing strategies concentrated on the export of teas and the import of opium...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780773544529
ISBN-10: 0773544526
Publication Date: 10/31/2014
Pages: 432
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Publisher: Mcgill Queens Univ Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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