A global history of ginseng [electronic resource] : imperialism, modernity and orientalism

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서명/저자사항	A global history of ginseng [electronic resource]: imperialism, modernity and orientalism / Heasim Sul.
개인저자	Sŏl, Hye-sim.
발행사항	Abingdon: Routledge, 2022
형태사항	1 online resource
ISBN	9781000604146 1000604144 9781003286691 1003286690 9781000604177 1000604179
기타표준부호	10.4324/9781003286691doi
요약	Sul's history of the international ginseng trade reveals the cultural aspects of international capitalism and the impact of this single commodity on relations between the East and the West. Ginseng emerged as a major international commodity in the seventeenth century, when the East India Company began trading it westward. Europeans were drawn to the plant's efficacy as a medicine, but their attempts to transplant it for mass production were unsuccessful. Also, due to a failure of extracting its active ingredients, Western pharmacology disparaged ginseng in the process of modernization. In the meantime, ginseng was discovered on the American continent and became one of the United States' key exports to Asia and particularly China, but never cultivated a significant domestic market. As such, historicizing the ginseng trade provides a unique perspective on the impact of both culture and economics on international trade. A compelling interdisciplinary history of over five centuries of East-West trade and cultural exchange, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of transnational history and a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of international trade.
일반주제명	Ginseng industry --History. HISTORY / World HISTORY / Asia / Korea HISTORY / Modern / General Ginseng industry.
분류기호(DDC)	338.47583988
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