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The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China
Julia Lovell
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| #484592 in Books | Julia Lovell | 2015-11-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x1.20 x6.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 512 pages | The Opium War Drugs Dreams and the Making of Modern China||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Light Hearted Tale of Empire?|By dmiguer|This is a very readable account of the First and Second Opium Wars. The author, a lecturer at the University of London, offers an excellent blend of scholarly study and entertaining storytelling. Accomplishing both within the same book is a somewhat unusual achievement. Lovell has a witty way of writing, without becoming glib or unsymp||“A crisp readable account [Lovell] keeps a sharp plot running, which is a testament to her writing skills . . . Ms. Lovell, a keen observer of contemporary Chinese culture, also traces the "afterlife" of the war, exploring the ways it has been remembered
An engaging, highly readable, character-driven account of the war that transformed China, and which continues to loom large over modern Chinese history.
In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy, The Opium War explores the disastrous British foreign-relations move t...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China | Julia Lovell.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
