This world in a teacup : credit, taste, and power in the U.S.-China tea trade, 1784-1911 /

""This World in a Teacup" by Dan Du is the first book-length examination of the American tea trade with China after the American Revolution, offering new insights to help understand fundamental developments in U.S.-China relations within a global context"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Du, Dan (Associate professor of history) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2026]
Series:	Studies in Pacific worlds.
Subjects:	Tea trade > United States > History > 19th century. Tea trade > China > History > 19th century. Credit > History > 19th century. United States > Commerce > China. China > Commerce > United States. United States > Foreign economic relations > China. China > Foreign economic relations > United States. Thé > Commerce > Chine > Histoire > 19e siècle. Crédit > Histoire > 19e siècle. États-Unis > Commerce > Chine. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. HISTORY / United States / General.

Table of Contents:

Paper gold and green gold : building the credit economy, 1784-1815
White gold and black gold : weaving a global network, 1815-42
From Canton to the coast : restoring trust, 1843-65
From commerce to finance : transforming the credit network, 1865-73
Booms and busts : losing the tea trade, 1873-1911.