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The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
By W. Travis; Sanello, Frank Hanes, William Travis Hanes, Frank Sanello, W. Travis Hanes, Frank Sanello and 周辉荣
"The Opium Wars" was published by Sourcebooks in 2002 - Naperville, Ill, it has 334 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The Opium Wars” Metadata:
- Title: The Opium Wars
- Authors: ➤ W. Travis; Sanello, Frank HanesWilliam Travis HanesFrank SanelloW. Travis HanesFrank Sanello周辉荣
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 334
- Publisher: Sourcebooks
- Publish Date: 2002
- Publish Location: Naperville, Ill
- Dewey Decimal Classification: 951/.033
- Library of Congress Classification: DS757.5 .H37 2002DS757.5.H36 2007DS757.5.S26 2002
“The Opium Wars” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ History - Opiumkrieg - Opium - History: World - Opium War, 1840-1842 - Europe - Great Britain - General - History - Military / War - Modern - 19th Century - Military - Other - China - Asia - China - Foreign intervention, 1857-186 - Foreign intervention, 1857-1861 - Opium trade - China, history, foreign intervention - China, history, 19th century - China, commerce - Great britain, commerce - China, foreign relations, great britain - Great britain, foreign relations, china - Great britain, history, 19th century - China, history
- Places: China
- Time: ➤ Foreign intervention, 1857-1861 - Opium War, 1840-1842 - 19th century
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: xii, 334 p. :
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL24930455M - OL8494237W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 49225422
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2002003136
- ISBN-13: 9781570719318 - 9781402201493
- ISBN-10: 1570719314 - 1402201494
- All ISBNs: 1570719314 - 1402201494 - 9781570719318 - 9781402201493
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"The Opium Wars" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Introduction: chemical warfare
- 2- Lord Elgin's revenge
- 3- Disastrous etiquette
- 4- Zero intolerance
- 5- Canton besieged
- 6- The black hole of Canton
- 7- The battle in Britain
- 8- Drugs and guns
- 9- Diplomacy by gunboat
- 10- The economics of addiction
- 11- Crucifixion and cages
- 12- Steamed victory
- 13- A price on his head
- 14- The sacking of Amoy, Ningpo and Charles Elliot
- 15- Chinese Masada
- 16- "Early Victorian vikings"
- 17- The trade in poison and pigs
- 18- Strange interlude
- 19- Outrageous slings and the Arrow's misfortune
- 20- Peer pressure
- 21- Scottish conquistador
- 22- Hostilities renewed
- 23- Lord Elgin's return
- 24- To the gates of Peking
- 25- A hostage crisis
- 26- "I am not a thief"
- 27- Rescue and retaliation
- 28- The Diktat of Peking.
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