The Opium War

A comprehensive and compelling account of the causes and consequences of the Opium War"On the outside, [the foreigners] seem intractable, but inside they are cowardly. . . Although there have been a few ups-and-downs, the situation as a whole is under control."In October 1839, a few months after the Chinese Imperial Commissioner, Lin Zexu, dispatched these confident words to his emperor, a cabinet meeting in Windsor voted to fight Britain’s first Opium War (1839-42) with Chin
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Date de sortie20 décembre 2012
LangueAnglais
ÉditeurPAN Macmillan UK
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