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THE THISTLE AND THE JADE
A CELEBRATION OF 175 YEARS OF JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. |
| By: |
Maggie Keswick (Editor), Clara Weatherall (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£30.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0711228302 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780711228306 |
| Publisher: |
FRANCES LINCOLN PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
10 April, 2008 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
A fascinating miscellany of scholarship and anecdote that tells the story of Jardine, Matheson & Co., founded in Canton in 1832, which grew to become an international trading house with business interests throughout the world. |
| Synopsis: |
Jardine, Matheson & Co. was founded in Canton in 1832, and built up to become an international trading house with business interests throughout the world. The Thistle & The Jade assembles contributions from both leading historians, such as Professor John King Fairbank and Professor K.C. Lui, and old Jardine hands, including Alan Reid and Sir John Keswick, to tell the story of how this happened. The result is a fascinating miscellany of scholarship and anecdote that tells an exciting tale of merchant adventure, of how wealth and influence were accumulated in the early days of trading, and of the special relationship forged by 'the Princely Hong' with China and her people. |
| Illustrations: |
240 colour and b/w illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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