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DS757.5 .H37 2002
DS757
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5
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H37
2002
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
1402201494
1570719314
9781402201493
9781570719318
b741071
Opium wars :
[Book]
the addiction of one empire and the corruption of another /
W. Travis Hanes III, and Frank Sanello.
Naperville, Ill. :
Sourcebooks,
©2002.
xii, 334 pages :
illustrations, maps ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-322) and index.
Introduction: chemical warfare -- Lord Elgin's revenge -- Disastrous etiquette -- Zero intolerance -- Canton besieged -- The black hole of Canton -- The battle in Britain -- Drugs and guns -- Diplomacy by gunboat -- The economics of addiction -- Crucifixion and cages -- Steamed victory -- A price on his head -- The sacking of Amoy, Ningpo and Charles Elliot -- Chinese Masada -- "Early Victorian vikings" -- The trade in poison and pigs -- Strange interlude -- Outrageous slings and the Arrow's misfortune -- Peer pressure -- Scottish conquistador -- Hostilities renewed -- Lord Elgin's return -- To the gates of Peking -- A hostage crisis -- "I am not a thief" -- Rescue and retaliation -- The Diktat of Peking.
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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.
QBI
1097173
Foreign Intervention in China, (1857-1861)
China-- history-- foreign intervention.
China-- history-- opium war, 1840-1842.
History.
Opium-- History.
Opiumkrieg
China, History, Foreign intervention, 1857-1861.
China, History, Opium War, 1840-1842.
China, History, 19th century.
China.
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DS757
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5
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H37
2002
Hanes, William Travis,1954-
Sanello, Frank.
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مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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