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This study utilizes a wide range of new source materials to reconstruct the day-to-day operations of the port of Canton during the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. Using a bottom-up approach, it provides a fresh look at the successes and failures of the trade by focusing on the practices and procedures rather than on the official policies and protocols.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Dedication, Copyright
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. List of Tables
  2. p. vii
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. pp. viii-x
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xvi
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. pp. xvii-xviii
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  1. Image Plates
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  1. Introduction: China Opens Its Doors to the World
  2. pp. 1-4
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  1. Chapter One: Forging the Canton System
  2. pp. 5-18
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  1. Chapter Two: Canton Customs Procedures
  2. pp. 19-34
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  1. Chapter Three: Piloting the Pearl River
  2. pp. 35-50
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  1. Chapter Four: Compradors and The Provisions Trade
  2. pp. 51-76
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  1. Chapter Five: Linguists
  2. pp. 77-94
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  1. Chapter Six: Administrative Initiatives and Shortcomings
  2. pp. 95-116
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  1. Chapter Seven: Flag Boats, Silver, Contraband and Rice
  2. pp. 117-142
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  1. Chapter Eight: Macao Trade, Junk Trade, Capital Market and Commission Merchants
  2. pp. 143-160
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  1. Chapter Nine: The Canton Trade in Retrospect
  2. pp. 161-176
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  1. Conclusion: The Root of the Problem
  2. pp. 177-182
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 183-228
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 229-270
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 271-284
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