This book presents an economic history of Bangkok, the Central Region, the North, the South, and Northeastern Regions from the signing of the Bowring Treaty in 1855 to the present. Most research has focused on Bangkok as the centre of change affecting other regions and has neglected other...

The Moneylenders of Late Medieval Kyoto examines the large community of sake brewer-moneylenders in Japan's capital city, focusing on their rise to prominence from the mid-1300s to 1550. Their guild tie to overlords, notably the great monastery Enryakuji, was forged early in the medieval period,...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE NOTES -- PLATES -- CHARTS -- TABLES -- NOTE BY THE PUBLISHER -- 1. Founding of the Firm -- 2. Marshall Field: Rising Young Merchant -- 3. The Man and the Opportunity -- 4. Field, Leiter and Company: Retail and Wholesale -- 5. Years of Trial -- 6....