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Deadly Dreams

Opium and the Arrow War (1856 1860) in China

by J. Y. Wong, Wong J. Y., Patrick Hannan

Cambridge University Press

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Many have accepted that the Arrow War (1856-60) was caused by an insult to the British flag belonging to the pirate boat Arrow. Dr. Wong argues that Britain's reliance on the opium trade with China played a far greater role in pushing the diplomatic conflict into war. The war was not a simple diplomatic squabble: it involved vital economic interests in British India, which had to be protected at all costs. Dr.

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Book details

ISBN-13
9780521552554
ISBN-10
0521552559
Authors
J. Y. Wong, Wong J. Y., Patrick Hannan
Condition
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