Deadly Dreams Opium and the Arrow War (1856-1860) in China |
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| Author:
| Wong, J. Y. |
| Contribution by:
| Hannan, Patrick
Twitchett, Denis |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-55255-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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Wong reveals the extent of Britain's reliance on the opium and tea trade with China, and argues that Victorian free trade ideology was a less decisive factor in the Arrow War (1856-60) than was Britain's economic struggle to support a vast colonial enterprise.
Wong reveals the extent of Britain's reliance on the opium and tea trade with China, and argues that Victorian free trade ideology was a less decisive factor in the Arrow War (1856-60) than was Britain's economic struggle to support a vast colonial enterprise.