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The opium wars : the addiction of one empire and the corruption of another / W. Travis Hanes III and Frank Sanello.

by Hanes, William Travis, 1954-

New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 2005.

China -- History -- Opium War, 1840-1842.

China -- History -- Foreign intervention, 1857-1861.

xii, 334 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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.

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