Handbooks 手冊
NO. Author/Title EAN 台幣
RS 33 Arnold Julean, et al. Commercial Handbook of China (中國商業手冊). 1975. Reprint of U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Miscellaneous Series No. 84, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919. (ii), 630+(ii), 470pp. Frontis., foldout maps, illus. 2 vols. 4711871502390 1,600
CW 276 Arnold, J. China, A Commercial And Industrial Handbook (中國工商手冊;美國商務部編). Trade Promotion Series No. 88, by Department Of Commerce U.S.A. (Washington: 1926) 4711871501010 1,920
Compiled by the U.S. commercial attache in Peking for the purpose of supplying comprehensive, current data for manufacturers and merchants. General data in narrative and tabular form is provided in Part I on geography, import and export trade by product, marketing currency, industry, mining, communications, and taxation. American firms in China are given special attention. Part II is a lengthy report by consular districts on topics similar to those noted above. Extensive subject index.
CW 51 Williams, S. W. The Chinese Commercial Guide (中國商業指南). Containing Treaties, Tariffs, Regulations, Tables. Etc., Useful in The Trade To China And Eastern Asia With An Appendix Of Sailing Directions For Those Seas And Coasts. 5th Ed. (Hong Kong: 1863) 4711871498983 1,600
The main text of this volume contains the texts of treaties concluded between China and Great Britain, the U.S., France, and Russia in 1858 and tariff tables for imports and exports established by the treaties of 1858. A detailed description of articles imported and exported which includes the foreign name, Chinese name, and current prices, is of potential use to students reading in contemporary Chinese texts dealing with import and export. A port by port survey of foreign trade is made with Japanese trade treated separately. Chinese and foreign currency and weights and measures arc also detailed. The appendix on sailing directions is in effect a descriptive geography of the seas, coast, and islands from Singapore to Hakodai. For the Chinese coast and islands characters are inserted. Each coastal area or island is precisely located and a description of its topography and location of population is given.
RS 15 Louis Beale & G. Clinton Pelham. Trade and Economic Conditions in China, 1931-1933: Together with an Annex on Trading Conditions in Manchuria (中國及滿州貿易和經濟條件1931-33) . 1975. Reprint of Department of Overseas Trade Report No. 561, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1933. (ii), 174pp. Foldout map. 4711871502215 580
CW 28 Morse, H. B. The Trade And Administration Of The Chinese Empire (中朝制度考). With Illustrations. Maps And Diagrams. (Shanghai: Hongkong, Singapore & Yokohama: 1907) 4711871498761 1,380
A standard reference for students of nineteenth century China. Morse describes the organization of the Ch'ing government and military, revenue collection and expenditures, the history of Chinese currency with emphasis on the Ch'ing period, the origin and operation of extraterritoriality, the operation of the Inspectorate of Customs, and also of the Imperial postal system. The provinces and treaty ports are discussed individually with emphasis on trade at each location. Special chapters are devoted to foreign trade with China in general, internal Chinese trade, and the opium problem. Morse incorporates a large number of statistics into his discussion, often in the form of tables, color maps and illustrations.
CW 30 Morse, H. B. The Gilds Of China (中國的會館組織). With An Account Of The Gild Merchant Or Cohong Of Canton. (London: 1909) 4711871498785 550
Morse deals with three topics on the basis of personal knowledge and documentary material. The origin and operation of craft guilds in England and China are compared. A unique organization comprised of officials and merchants foreign to the province in which they reside, known as "Provincial club" (Hui-Kuan) is discussed. Three clearly forked instances of merchant guilds are discussed with principal attention given to the co-hong merchants, their regulations, and their activities.