ISBN10: 1742610528, ISBN13: 9781742610528, [publisher: Pan Macmillan., Australia.] Softcover Maps, black and white and colour photographic illustrations, xxii + 458 pages, index, bibliography, notes, timeline, chop on title page, very good paperback copy. "In the 1800s, Britain was making a mint selling Indian opium to China. In return, they were buying tea, silks and ceramics. When eventually China decided that the drug trade was ruining her people, the British declared war, declaring China 'protectionist', 'backwards-looking' and 'superstitious'. For two years Britain pummelled China's east coast, forcing her to sign a humiliating treaty allowing Britain full trading access. A weakened China was at the mercy of the West until the Communist triumph of 1949. This is the popular belief. World-renowned China expert Julia Lovell expands this incredible story, digging beneath the propaganda and misinformation to present a refreshing and compelling new take on history." (Publisher's description).
[Canberra, ACT, Australia] [Publication Year: 2011]
Show/Hide image

Australia.: Pan Macmillan.. Date: 2011.. Maps, black and white and colour photographic illustrations, xxii + 458 pages, index, bibliography, notes, timeline, chop on title page, very good paperback copy. "In the 1800s, Britain was making a mint selling Indian opium to China. In return, they were buying tea, silks and ceramics. When eventually China decided that the drug trade was ruining her people, the British declared war, declaring China 'protectionist', 'backwards-looking' and 'superstitious'. For two years Britain pummelled China's east coast, forcing her to sign a humiliating treaty allowing Britain full trading access. A weakened China was at the mercy of the West until the Communist triumph of 1949. This is the popular belief. World-renowned China expert Julia Lovell expands this incredible story, digging beneath the propaganda and misinformation to present a refreshing and compelling new take on history." (Publisher's description). . 2011. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 1742610528 9781742610528 [AU]

ISBN10: 1742610528, ISBN13: 9781742610528, [publisher: Pan Macmillan, Sydney] Softcover First Edition Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, few sepia (brown-tinted) photos, top corner front cover creased. 458 pp. Julia Lovell relates the story of modern China, starting with the first conflict with the West (the Opium War), and also is an analysis of China's contemporary self-image.
[Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2011]