Title: Opium and Empire
Description: In 1832 William Jardine and James Matheson established what would become the greatest British trading company in East Asia in the nineteenth century. This book explores the depths of each man, their complicated and sometimes inconsistent internal workings, and their achievements and failures.
Subjects: Jardine, matheson and company, ltd., Businesspeople, biography, Great britain, commerce, China, commerce, China, history, 19th century, Businesspeople, Biography, Commerce, History, Handelsgesellschaft, Teehandel, Opiumhandel, Jardine, Matheson & Co, Opium War (China : 1840-1842) fast (OCoLC)fst01353914 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01353914