Opium wars :
Hanes William Travis 1954
Opium wars : the addiction of one empire and the corruption of another / W. Travis Hanes III, and Frank Sanello. - Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2002. - xii, 334 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-322) and index.
Introduction chemical warfare -- Lord Elgin’s revenge -- Disastrous etiquette -- Zero intolerance -- Canton besieged -- The black hole of Canton -- The battle in Britain -- Drugs and guns -- Diplomacy by gunboat -- The economics of addiction -- Crucifixion and cages -- Steamed victory -- A price on his head -- The sacking of Amoy, Ningpo and Charles Elliot -- Chinese masada -- "Early Victorian vikings" -- The trade in poison and pigs -- Strange interlude -- Outrageous slings and the arrows misfortune -- Peer pressure -- Scottish conquistador -- Hostilities renewed -- Lord Elgin’s return -- To the gates of Peking -- A hostage crisis -- "I am not a thief" -- Rescue and retaliation -- The Diktat of Peking.
1570719314
China--History--Opium War 18401842
China--History--Foreign intervention 18571861
DS757.5
951/.033 |2 21
Opium wars : the addiction of one empire and the corruption of another / W. Travis Hanes III, and Frank Sanello. - Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2002. - xii, 334 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-322) and index.
Introduction chemical warfare -- Lord Elgin’s revenge -- Disastrous etiquette -- Zero intolerance -- Canton besieged -- The black hole of Canton -- The battle in Britain -- Drugs and guns -- Diplomacy by gunboat -- The economics of addiction -- Crucifixion and cages -- Steamed victory -- A price on his head -- The sacking of Amoy, Ningpo and Charles Elliot -- Chinese masada -- "Early Victorian vikings" -- The trade in poison and pigs -- Strange interlude -- Outrageous slings and the arrows misfortune -- Peer pressure -- Scottish conquistador -- Hostilities renewed -- Lord Elgin’s return -- To the gates of Peking -- A hostage crisis -- "I am not a thief" -- Rescue and retaliation -- The Diktat of Peking.
1570719314
China--History--Opium War 18401842
China--History--Foreign intervention 18571861
DS757.5
951/.033 |2 21