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The Opium Wars : The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another by W. Travis Hanes III and Frank Sanello (2004, Trade Paperback)

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A fascinating look at the other side of the Opium Wars In this tragic and powerful story, the two Opium Wars of 1839-1842 and 1856-1860 between Britain and China are recounted for the first time through the eyes of the Chinese as well as the Imperial West. Opium entered China during the Middle Ages when Arab traders brought it into China for medicinal purposes. As it took hold as a recreational drug, opium wrought havoc on Chinese society. By the early nineteenth century, 90 percent of the Emperor's court and the majority of the army were opium addicts. Britain was also a nation addicted--to tea, grown in China, and paid for with profits made from the opium trade. When China tried to ban the use of the drug and bar its Western smugglers from it gates, England decided to fight to keep open China's ports for its importation. England, the superpower of its time, managed to do so in two wars, resulting in a drug-induced devastation of the Chinese people that would last 150 years. In this page-turning, dramatic and colorful history, The Opium Wars responds to past, biased Western accounts by representing the neglected Chinese version of the story and showing how the wars stand as one of the monumental clashes between the cultures of East and West. "A fine popular account."-- Publishers Weekly "Their account of the causes, military campaigns and tragic effects of these wars is absorbing, frequently macabre and deeply unsettling."-- Booklist

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Sourcebooks, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1402201494
ISBN-13
9781402201493
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Book Title
Opium Wars : the Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
Author
Frank Sanello, W. Travis Hanes III
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / Great Britain / General, Asia / China
Publication Year
2004
Genre
History
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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9in
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6in
Item Weight
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Ds757.5.H36 2007
Table of Content
Introduction: Chemical Warfare Methods and Measures Chapter -1.Lord Elgin's Revenge Chapter -2.Disastrous Etiquette Chapter -3.Zero Intolerance Chapter -4.Canton Besieged Chapter -5.The Black Hole of Canton Chapter -6.The Battle in Britain Chapter -7. Drugs and Guns Chapter -8.Diplomacy by Gunboat Chapter -9.The Economics of Addiction Chapter -10.Crucifixion and Cages Chapter -11.Steamed Victory Chapter -12.A Price on His Head Chapter -13.The Sacking of Amoy, Ningbo, and Charles Elliot Chapter -14.Chinese Masada - Chapter -15."Early Victorian Vikings" Chapter -16.The Trade in Poison and Pigs Chapter -17.Strange Interlude Chapter -18.Outrageous Slings and the Arrow's Misfortune Chapter -19.Peer Pressure Chapter -20.Scottish Conquistador Chapter -21.Hostilities Renewed Chapter -22.Lord Elgin's Return Chapter -23.To the Gates of Peking Chapter -24.A Hostage Crisis Chapter -25."I Am Not a Thief" Chapter -26.Rescue and Retaliation Chapter -27.The Diktat of Peking Epilogue - Illustrations and Maps Notes Short Bibliography About the Authors Index
Copyright Date
2007
Dewey Decimal
951.033
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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