Reading Path Two: Introducing the Source
The structure of this path differs significantly from The Case Against Shi Hou. Where the first path is a relatively linear navigation through a single legal case about a collection of Chinese opium traders, this path is meant to recreate the global network that a British firm created and adapted in order to pursue profits in the opium business. The author has suggested in the creation of this path a way to navigate through this global network, but the landing page of the path includes a map that enables users to circumvent the author's directions and pursue their own unique paths through the network.
The individual pages that make up this path each include the following elements:
- An image of the location that centers each page. Most often the image plays a central role in the argument of each page, and is referenced in the text.
- A quote from the Jardine-Matheson archive about the location that centers each page. When possible, I have selected quotations that speak to the significance of each location within the broader scope of the company's global network.
- A short description of each location's significance to the global network.
