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The Port : Hà Tiên and the Mo Clan in early modern Asia /

"At the crossroads of China and Southeast Asia, The Port (present-day Hà Tiên), under the autonomous rule of the Chinese creole Mo clan, prospered as a free-trade emporium during the eighteenth century. Its remarkable story sheds fresh light on a transitional period in maritime East Asian histo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hang, Xing, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Hà Tiên Port (Vietnam) > History > 18th century.
Hà Tiên (Vietnam) > History > 18th century.
Chinese > Vietnam > History > 18th century.
Mạc, Thiên Tích, > 1706-1780.
Mo family.
Southeast Asia > 18th century.
Mạc, Thiên Tích, > 1706-1780 > Family.
Hà Tiên (Vietnam) > Biography.
Chinois > Viêt-nam > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Table of Contents:
  • The Port before "The Port"
  • Managing Hybridity
  • Situating Space through Verse
  • Ambiguous Associations
  • A Port with Many Faces
  • The Business of Business
  • Clash of the Titans.