The opium war
Lovell, Julia, 1975-2011
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In the 1800s Britain was making a mint selling Indian opium to China. In return, they were buying tea, silks and ceramics. When eventually China decided that the drug trade was ruining her people, the British declared war, declaring China protectionist, backwards-looking and superstitious.
Main title:
The opium war / Julia Lovell.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : Picador, 2011.
Collation:
xxii, 458 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Cover subtitle: Drugs, dreams and the making of China.Includes bibliogrpahical references (p. 376-446) and index.
ISBN:
9781742610528
Dewey class:
951.03
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
171870
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southbank Library | -History | HISTORY 951.03 LOVE | Available |