Description |
xii, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-322) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction chemical warfare -- Lord Elgin's revenge -- Disastrous etiquette -- Zero intolerance -- Canton besieged -- The black hole of Canton -- The war at home -- Drugs and guns -- Escalation -- 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 -- Parliament and big -- The trade in poison and pigs -- Strange interlude -- Outrageous slings and the arrows misfortune -- Peer pressure -- Scottish conquistador -- His fathers son -- Antiquity in flames -- The diktat of Peking -- Loot and lootie. |
Subject |
China -- History -- Opium War, 1840-1842.
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China -- History -- Foreign intervention, 1857-1861.
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Added Author |
Sanello, Frank.
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ISBN |
1570719314 |
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1402201494 (pbk.) |
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