Deadly dreams opium, imperialism, and the Arrow War (1856 - 1860) in China
"The Arrow War (1856-60) was a virtual world war, involving all the major powers of the globe - China, Britain, France, the United States, and Russia - except the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Of course this conflict was not, as hitherto assumed, merely a simple, diplomatic squabble begun over the a...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Cambridge u.a.
Cambridge Univ. Press
1998
|
| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online Zugang: | Full Text |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "The Arrow War (1856-60) was a virtual world war, involving all the major powers of the globe - China, Britain, France, the United States, and Russia - except the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Of course this conflict was not, as hitherto assumed, merely a simple, diplomatic squabble begun over the alleged insult to the British flag ascribed to the Arrow, a sailing vessel registered in Hong Kong. Over the past thirty years Dr. John Wong has been digging deeply into the pertinent archives around the world to discover the true causes of the war. In Deadly Dreams, he identifies the origins of the war and analyzes the intricate, competing interests and passions - economic realities, personal vanity, national pride, drugs, lies, scandals, conspiracies, intrigues, and stratagems - that fueled the conflict."--BOOK JACKET. |
|---|---|
| Beschreibung: | XXX, 542 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0521552559 0-521-55255-9 |