Rivalry for Trade in Tea and Textiles : The English and Dutch East India Companies (1700-1800).

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Measurements -- List of Terms -- Introduction -- 1 A new approach -- 2 Spices, tea and textiles -- 3 East India Companies and tea -- 4 East India Companies and textiles -- 5 The different chapters -- 1 Imperfect Monopolies -- 1 Imperfect monopoly in trade -- 1.1 Mix of commodities -- 1.2 Monopoly and private trade -- 2 Imperfect monopoly in Europe -- 2.1 Silver and taxation -- 2.2 Re-export of Asian commodities -- 3 Imperfect monopoly in Asia -- 3.1 Beyond silver -- 3.2 Intra-Asian trade and Empire -- 3.3 Empire and the home state -- Conclusion -- 2 Rivalry for Tea: Empires and Private Trade -- 1 Tea, monopoly and competition -- 1.1 Competition for monopoly (1685-1730) -- 1.2 A competitive market (1730-1790) -- 2 Empires and tea -- 2.1 Direct trade and Empire -- 2.2 EIC intra-Asian trade and English country trade -- 2.3 British Empire and Canton -- 3 Private trade and tea -- 3.1 The 'discovery' of tea -- 3.2 Private trade and Batavia -- 3.3 Private trade in tea as a tool of competition -- 3.4 English private trade in tea -- Conclusion -- 3 Popularisation of Tea: Smugglers and Different Varieties of Tea -- 1 Tea and smuggling -- 1.1 The problem of contraband tea -- 1.2 An answer to smuggling -- 2 Smuggling and America -- 2.1 Unnoticed smuggling -- 2.2 British Empires connect -- 3 Selections of tea -- 3.1 Different varieties, different prices -- 3.2 A different selection of tea -- Conclusion -- 4 Rivalry for Textiles: A Global Market -- 1 India, Europe and the Atlantic -- 1.1 Different systems of trade -- 1.2 The imports of Indian textiles -- 1.3 Textiles and mercantilism -- 2 Textiles and empire in Asia -- 2.1 Intra-Asian trade and textiles -- 2.2 Balancing Asia and Europe -- 2.3 English dominance -- Conclusion.

5 The Consumption of Textiles: Return Cargoes and Variety -- 1 Different regions, different textiles -- 2 Competition for textiles -- 2.1 Muslins -- 2.2 White calicoes -- 2.3 Coloured calicoes -- 3 Imports of Indian textiles and the Industrial Revolution -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- 1 Popular consumption or not? -- 2 Rival empires of trade -- Appendix 1: Primary Sources on the Trade in Tea and Textiles -- Appendix 2: Denominations of Textiles -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates.

The rivalry for trade in tea and textiles between the English and Dutch East India companies is very much a global history. This trade is strongly connected to emblematic events such as the opening of Western trade with China, the Boston Tea Party, the establishment of British Empire in Bengal and the Industrial Revolution.

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