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1839. Trade is the stalwart of the British Empire. China threatens Britain's Opium trade. Britain and China go to war.
When Britain sent troops to compel the Chinese to accept imports of opium, they opened what is argued to be one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the Empire.
How did the situation arise? How did opium exports become so crucial to the British economy? How did the British come to be as addicted to opium revenue as the Chinese were to the drug itself?
Brian Inglis gives the answers to these and other questions in this meticulously researched study of The Opium War. Shocking, shaming, but fascinating throughout.
© 2021 Tantor Audio (Audiobook): 9781705277546
Data wydania
Audiobook: 9 marca 2021
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Literatura Historyczna
1839. Trade is the stalwart of the British Empire. China threatens Britain's Opium trade. Britain and China go to war.
When Britain sent troops to compel the Chinese to accept imports of opium, they opened what is argued to be one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the Empire.
How did the situation arise? How did opium exports become so crucial to the British economy? How did the British come to be as addicted to opium revenue as the Chinese were to the drug itself?
Brian Inglis gives the answers to these and other questions in this meticulously researched study of The Opium War. Shocking, shaming, but fascinating throughout.
© 2021 Tantor Audio (Audiobook): 9781705277546
Data wydania
Audiobook: 9 marca 2021
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31 sie 2021
A very detailed account of the events and policies that lead to the First Opium War as well as it's short-term aftermath. Focused mostly on the role of the East India Company and the English government. Lots of names made it hard to follow as an audiobook. In-depth analysis of actual causes of war and pointing out of the ignominious stance of English government and the Company against the Bengal opium farmers are the highlights of this book. I missed a follow-up on the next war and its consequences.
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