"Few commodities have been as synonymous with any civilization as tea with China. Robert Gardella's book describes and analyzes the multi-faceted influence of tea production and the tea trade on Fujian, one of China's premier tea-growing regions, over the past two centuries. Based on extensive archival research, this study illuminates the economic, social, fiscal, and environme...(展开全部)

阿瑟·恩·杨格(Arthur N.Young)，美国财政学家，美国国务院工作人员。1929年参加国民党政府所聘甘末尔财政设计委员会来华，后来长期留任国民党政府的财政顾问，直到1947年。 于杰，从业于银行和投资领域多年，已翻译出版《时运变迁》《管理美元》和《通胀螺旋》。目前还担任上海金融与法律研究院研究员。 李雯雯，本科毕业于西安交通大学，在对外经济贸易大学获硕士学位，现为自由译者，参与或协助翻译过的著作包括《时运变迁》《通胀螺旋》等。

阿瑟·恩·杨格(Arthur N.Young)，美国财政学家，美国国务院工作人员。1929年参加国民党政府所聘甘末尔财政设计委员会来华，后来长期留任国民党政府的财政顾问，直到1947年。 于杰，从业于银行和投资领域多年，已翻译出版《时运变迁》《管理美元》和《通胀螺旋》。目前还担任上海金融与法律研究院研究员。 李雯雯，本科毕业于西安交通大学，在对外经济贸易大学获硕士学位，现为自由译者，参与或协助翻译过的著作包括《时运变迁》《通胀螺旋》等。

Approaching its demise, the Ming imperial administration enlisted members of the Cheng family as mercenaries to help in the defense of the coastal waters of Fukien. Under the leadership of Cheng Chih-lung, also known as Nicolas Iquan, and with the help of the local gentry, these mercenaries became the backbone of the empire’s maritime defense and the protectors of Chinese comme...(展开全部)

The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in history. Between Monopoly and Free Trade locates the source of that success in the innovative policy by which the Company's Court of Directors granted employees the right to pursue their own commercial interests while in the firm’s employ. Exploring trade network dynamics, decision-making ...(展开全部)

From the late 1700s, an increasing number of British, American and continental European sailing ships brought back ship loads of exotic objects which found a ready market in America and Europe. The insatiable interest in the Orient resulted in a large range of painters depicting everyday life in China, as well as portraits of both Chinese and Westerners. Among other objects bro...(展开全部)

In the late nineteenth century, as much of the world adopted some variant of the gold standard, China remained the most populous country still using silver. Yet China had no unified national currency; there was not one monetary standard but many. Silver coins circulated alongside chunks of silver and every transaction became an "encounter of wits." China and the End of Global S...(展开全部)

In the late nineteenth century, as much of the world adopted some variant of the gold standard, China remained the most populous country still using silver. Yet China had no unified national currency; there was not one monetary standard but many. Silver coins circulated alongside chunks of silver and every transaction became an "encounter of wits." China and the End of Global S...(展开全部)

Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can’t speak English, neither can anyone else. That’s when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring th...(展开全部)