Objectifying China, Imagining America: Chinese Commodities in Early America

by Caroline Frank

With the ever-expanding presence of China in the global economy, Americans more and more look east for goods and trade. But as Caroline Frank reveals, this is not a new development. China loomed as large in the minds--and account books--of eighteenth-century Americans as it does today. Long before they had achieved independence from Britain and were able to sail to Asia themselves, American mariners, merchants, and consumers were aware of the East...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226260283
• ISBN13: 9780226260280
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"