Description: The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China by Julia Lovell (Hardback,.Good condition edges show foxing October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy, The Opium War explores the disastrous British foreign-relations move that became a founding myth of modern Chinese nationalism, and depicts China's heroic struggle against Western conspiracy. Julia Lovell examines the causes and consequences of the Opium War, interweaving tales of the opium pushers and dissidents. More importantly, she analyses how the Opium Wars shaped China's self-image and created an enduring model for its interactions with the West, plagued by delusion and prejudice.Enjoy and thanks for perusing winstons books.
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Book Series: Julia
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Book Title: the opium war
Publisher: Picador
Original Language: English
Item Length: 24 cm
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2011
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Era: 2000s
Item Height: 5cm
Author: Julia Lovell
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Adventure
Topic: opium trail
Item Width: 16cm
Item Weight: 850 g
Number of Pages: 458
