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The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another

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Sourcebooks, Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Language
English
Pages
334

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Subjects
Opiumkrieg, Opium, History, 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
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Foreign intervention, 1857-1861, Opium War, 1840-1842, 19th century

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Naperville, Ill

Table of Contents

Introduction: chemical warfare
Lord Elgin's revenge
Disastrous etiquette
Zero intolerance
Canton besieged
The black hole of Canton
The battle in Britain
Drugs and guns
Diplomacy by gunboat
The economics of addiction
Crucifixion and cages
Steamed victory
A price on his head
The sacking of Amoy, Ningpo and Charles Elliot
Chinese Masada
"Early Victorian vikings"
The trade in poison and pigs
Strange interlude
Outrageous slings and the Arrow's misfortune
Peer pressure
Scottish conquistador
Hostilities renewed
Lord Elgin's return
To the gates of Peking
A hostage crisis
"I am not a thief"
Rescue and retaliation
The Diktat of Peking.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-322) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
951/.033
Library of Congress
DS757.5 .H37 2002, DS757.5.H36 2007, DS757.5.S26 2002

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Author
Frank Sanello

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Pagination
xii, 334 p. :
Number of pages
334

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24930455M
Internet Archive
opiumwarsaddicti00hane
ISBN 10
1570719314, 1402201494
ISBN 13
9781570719318, 9781402201493
LCCN
2002003136
OCLC/WorldCat
49225422

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