Through engaging interdisciplinary analysis of commercial themes, this book interprets under-appreciated interactions between China and a very young United States in the first decades after the American Revolutionary War. With its attention to visual culture, Narratives of Free Trade yields a...

Since the concept of the Silk Road as an avenue of inter-civilizational exchange emerged more than 130 years ago, scholars from both Eastern and Western societies have conducted persistent research to advance the field. Still, however, not nearly enough research has been conducted, and scholars...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. The Chancer: Negotiating BAE's First Saudi Deals (1963-66) -- 2. Hand in Glove: Whitehall's Involvement in Bribery Schemes (1968-73) -- 3. The 'Deniable Fiddle': Dealing with the Saudi Arabian National...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Section I SPECIFICITY OF TRADE CREDIT AND TRADE FINANCE DURING CRISES -- 1 Trade Credit versus Bank Credit during Financial Crises -- 2 Firms' Trade-Financing Decisions during...