ABSTRACT
Trade across the Pacific will be one of the dominant forces in the economy of the next century. This collection reflects the birth of Pacific Rim history, until recently largely neglected. It addresses the development of the Pacific Rim over four centuries, combining broad historical syntheses with a range of essays on specific topics, from trade with Hong Kong to British overseas banking. It will form a major contribution to this rapidly expanding new field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I OVERVIEWS OF THE PACIFIC RIM
chapter 2|24 pages
NO EMPTY OCEAN
Trade and interaction across the Pacific Ocean to the middle of the eighteenth century
part |2 pages
Part II SELECTED ECONOMIC ISSUES IN PACIFIC RIM HISTORY
chapter 8|34 pages
‘EASTWARDS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE’
British overseas banking on the Pacific Rim, 1830–70
chapter 9|17 pages
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HONG KONG NINETEENTH-CENTURY PACIFIC TRADE STATISTICS
The emergence of Asian dynamism