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100 1  Hanes, William Travis,|d1954- 
245 14 The Opium wars :|bthe addiction of one empire and the 
       corruption of another /|cW. Travis Hanes III and Frank 
       Sanello. 
264  1 Naperville, Ill. :|bSourcebooks,|c[2002] 
264  4 |c©2002 
300    xii, 334 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-322) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
651  0 China|xHistory|yOpium War, 1840-1842. 
651  0 China|xHistory|yForeign intervention, 1857-1861. 
700 1  Sanello, Frank.