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The Opium War, 1840-1842

By Fay, Peter Ward

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The Opium War, 1840-1842

By Fay, Peter Ward

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This book tells the fascinating story of the war between England and China that delivered Hong Kong to the English, forced the imperial Chinese government to add four ports to Canton as places in which foreigners could live and trade, and rendered irreversible the process that for almost a century thereafter distinguished western relations with this quarter of the globe — the process that is loosely termed the “opening of China.” Originally published by UNC Press in 1975, Peter Ward Fay’s study was the first to treat extensively the opium trade from the point of production in India to the point of consumption in China and the first to give both Protestant and Catholic missionaries their due; it remains the most comprehensive account of the first Opium War through western eyes. In a new preface, Fay reflects on the relationship between the events described in the book and Hong Kong’s more recent history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
440
Release Date:
1998-03-16
Publication Date:
1998-03-01
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0807847143
ISBN13:
9780807847145
Weight:
710 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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