Kaori Abe: 1 book

Book cover of Chinese Middlemen in Hong Kong's Colonial Economy, 1830-1890
by Kaori Abe
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017

The traditional view of the Hong Kong colonial economy is that it was dominated by Western companies, notably the great British merchant houses, and that these firms enlisted support from Chinese middlemen – the compradors – who were effectively agents working for the Western firms. This book,...
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