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Book SynopsisThis volume sheds light on the important role of copper in early modern Sino-Japanese trade. By examining the demand for copper and the policy on copper procurement in Japan and China as well as the role of Osaka merchant houses, this volume provides a new slant on the “life” of Japanese copper – from production and distribution to consumption. In addition, papers on other significant traded products such as sugar, seafood, and books give us a better understanding of Sino-Japanese trade overall. The latest discussions on this field, which were mostly published in Japanese, have been brought together in this book and made accessible to an English-speaking audience. Contributors include: IMAI Noriko, IWASAKI Yoshinori, LIU Shiuh-Feng, MATSUURA Akira, and Keiko NAGASE-REIMER.
Table of ContentsForeword - Regine Mathias Acknowledgements - Keiko Nagase-Reimer Notes List of Figures, Tables and Maps Glossary About the Contributors Main Copper Transportation Routes in Japan and China 1 Introduction - Keiko Nagase-Reimer 2 Copper in Edo-Period Japan - Imai Noriko 3 The Akita Domain and Osaka Merchant Houses at the Time of the Establishment of the Meiwa Copper Agency - Iwasaki Yoshinori 4 “There’s Method in the Madness”: A New Approach to the Early Modern Sino-Japanese Copper Trade - Keiko Nagase-Reimer 5 Copper Administratioin Reform and Copper Imports from Japan in the Qianlong Reign of the Qing Dynasty - Liu Shiuh-Feng 6 The Trade in Dried Marine Products from Nagasaki to China during the Edo Period - Matsuura Akira 7 The Import of Chinese Sugar in the Nagasaki Junk Trade and Its Impact - Matsuura Akira 8 Imports and Exports of Books by Chinese Junks in the Edo Period - Matsuura Akira References Index of Names Index of Places
