The Opium Wars
The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
$60.68
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2004
Summary
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 o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781402201493 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1402201494 |
| Author: | W. Travis Hanes, Frank Sanello |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2004 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 61mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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W. Travis Hanes
Historian and educator W. Travis Hanes III, Ph.D., is an expert on nineteenth-century Britain and holds a doctorate in British Imperial History from the University of Texas at Austin. He has written two books on the twilight of the British Empire in Africa, Imperial Diplomacy in the Era of Decolonization and the upcoming Imperialism or Expatriate Nationalism?
Frank Sanello is the author of 15 books on films and history. He was the film critic for the Los Angeles Daily News, and his articles have been syndicated worldwide. Both authors live in Los Angeles, California.
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