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The Old China Trade 2. The Honourable Company and the Private English 3. The Canton Commercial System 4. The Development of the Canton Trade to 1834 5. Opium 6. Business and Financial Organisation 7. The Victory of the Free Traders 8. Ledger and Sword.
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