The thistle and the jade : a celebration of 175 years of Jardine Matheson /

"Founded in Canton in 1832, Jardine Matheson has grown, principally from bases in the East, to become an international trading house with business interests throughout the world. The Thistle and The Jade assembles contributions from leading historians, old Jardine hands, and figures from the mo...

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Other Authors: Keswick, Maggie, Weatherall, Clara
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Frances Lincoln Limited, 2008.
Edition:Revised ed.
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505 0 0 |a The steel frame / Alan Reid -- The opening of China / Peter Ward Fay -- The Compradors / Yen-p'ing Hao -- A Chinese entrepreneur / Kwang-ching Liu -- The shipping interest / Alan Reid -- Jardines in Japan / Pat Barr -- Challenge and response / Edward LeFevour -- Two decades in China / John Keswick -- A changing relationship / Adam Willams -- Moving with the times / Jeremy Brown -- Ewo in history / John King Fairbank -- Postscript / Percy Weatherall. 
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