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Commissioner Lin and the Opium WarAn ominous sense of inevitability hovered over Canton in the last days of 1839; war between the Chinese and the British was expected, for both sides had long felt the tensions arising from increased contact between an ever expanding commercial system and a stagnant culture. The Opium War of 1840 1842 inaugurated China's modern century of humiliation. This book places it in historical perspective and also details the day to day crises that led up to
An ominous sense of inevitability hovered over Canton in the last days of 1839; war between the Chinese and the British was expected, for both sides had long felt the tensions arising from increased contact between an ever-expanding commercial system and a stagnant culture. The Opium War of 1840-1842 inaugurated China's modern century of humiliation. This book places it in historical perspective and also details the day-to-day crises that led up to the hostilities.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 01/17/1970
ISBN: 9780393005219
Pages: 340
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.76d
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