Author: Great Britain. Foreign OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Papers Relating to the Opium Trade in China, 1842-1856
Author: Great Britain. Foreign OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Papers Relating to the Opium Trade in China, 1842-1856
Author: Great Britain. Foreign OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Papers Relating to the Opium Trade in China, 1842-1856
Author: Great Britain Foreign OfficePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014583819
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Opium War
Author: Julia LovellPublisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468313231
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
This “crisp and readable account” of the nineteenth century British campaign sheds light on modern Chinese identity through “a heartbreaking story of war” (The Wall Street Journal). In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting voted 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.
Correspondence, Orders in Council, and Reports Relative to the Opium War in China, 1840
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher: Irish Academic Press
ISBN: 9780716516309
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Thereafter there was in China a steady extension of the treaty port pattern so established, reflected in papers on the mechanisms and costs of empire (postal services, consular courts, maintenance of troops, suppression of piracy), as well as some of its problems (the Chinese coolie trade, rebellion in China, attacks on missionaries). As well the series includes a great many translations of Chinese documents, which are of great value to the historian. -- Publisher's catalogue.
Some Pages in the History of Shanghai, 1842-1856
Author: William Richard CarlesPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019880760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
William Richard Carles provides insight into the early history of Shanghai, specifically focusing on the years from 1842 to 1856. This book covers the establishment of the British settlement, the opium trade, and the Taiping rebellion. It sheds light on the unique historical and cultural background of this important city in China. This book is valuable for readers interested in Chinese history and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Opium Wars
Author: William Travis HanesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781570719318
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the history of the Opium Wars, fought between China and Britain from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860, focusing on the underlying motivations of each nation.
Imperial Twilight
Author: Stephen R. PlattPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307961745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
As China reclaims its position as a world power, Imperial Twilight looks back to tell the story of the country’s last age of ascendance and how it came to an end in the nineteenth-century Opium War. As one of the most potent turning points in the country’s modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today’s China seeks to put behind it. In this dramatic, epic story, award-winning historian Stephen Platt sheds new light on the early attempts by Western traders and missionaries to “open” China even as China’s imperial rulers were struggling to manage their country’s decline and Confucian scholars grappled with how to use foreign trade to China’s advantage. The book paints an enduring portrait of an immensely profitable—and mostly peaceful—meeting of civilizations that was destined to be shattered by one of the most shockingly unjust wars in the annals of imperial history. Brimming with a fascinating cast of British, Chinese, and American characters, this riveting narrative of relations between China and the West has important implications for today’s uncertain and ever-changing political climate.
East Asia in the World
Author: Stephan HaggardPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108479871
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
This accessible collection examines twelve historic events in the international relations of East Asia.
Opium Regimes
Author: Timothy BrookPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520222366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Opium Regimes draws on a range of research to show that the opium trade was not purely a British operation, but involved Chinese merchants and state agents, and Japanese imperial agents as well.