Contagious Consumption: Commodity Debates Over The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century China Trade

Bayer, Kristin (2012) Contagious Consumption: Commodity Debates Over The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century China Trade. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 8 (2). pp. 74-94. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243

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Abstract

In the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, tea and opium were inextricably linked through what was known as the China trade. As significant stimulant commodities on the global market, they were extremely profitable and also capable of introducing foreign cultural behaviour and social effect into their respective foreign markets.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
Divisions: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) > International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS)
Depositing User: Mr Firdaus Mohamad
Date Deposited: 23 May 2018 07:38
Last Modified: 23 May 2018 07:38
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/40554

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