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The Opium War
- Author
- Brian Inglis
- Narrator
- Nigel Patterson
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 9 March 2021
- Run Time
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When Britain sent troops to compel the Chinese to accept imports of opium, they opened what is argued to be one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the Empire.
How did the situation arise? How did opium exports become so crucial to the British economy? How did the British come to be as addicted to opium revenue as the Chinese were to the drug itself?
Brian Inglis gives the answers to these and other questions in this meticulously researched study of The Opium War. Shocking, shaming, but fascinating throughout.
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- Author
- Brian Inglis
- Narrator
- Nigel Patterson
- Duration
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 March 2021
- ISBN
- 9781705277546
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Asian history, European history, Military history, General and world history
Synopsis
1839. Trade is the stalwart of the British Empire. China threatens Britain's Opium trade. Britain and China go to war.When Britain sent troops to compel the Chinese to accept imports of opium, they opened what is argued to be one of the most disgraceful chapters in the history of the Empire.How did the situation arise? How did opium exports become so crucial to the British economy? How did the British come to be as addicted to opium revenue as the Chinese were to the drug itself?Brian Inglis gives the answers to these and other questions in this meticulously researched study of The Opium War. Shocking, shaming, but fascinating throughout.
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