In this definitive study of the intra-Asian trade in Japanese copper trade by the Dutch East India Company, the author argues that the trade in this commodity reaped high profits. Despite the huge imports of British copper by the English East India Company during the eighteenth century, the Dutch Company successfully continued to sell Japanese copper in South Asia at higher prices.
Compared to the capital-intensive development of British mines in the age of the Industrial Revolution, the copper production in Tokugawa Japan was characterized by a labour-intensive 'revolution' which also made a big impact on the local economy.
Compared to the capital-intensive development of British mines in the age of the Industrial Revolution, the copper production in Tokugawa Japan was characterized by a labour-intensive 'revolution' which also made a big impact on the local economy.
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A study of the intra-Asian trade in Japanese copper trade by the Dutch East India Company, this book argues that the trade in this commodity reaped high profits. Despite the imports of British copper by the English East India Company during the 18th century, the Dutch Company continued to sell Japanese copper in South Asia at higher prices.
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ISBN
9789004150928
Publisert
2005
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Vekt
1140 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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