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_c50.00 UK
100 1 _aWONG J Y
245 0 _aDeadly dreams:
_bopium, imperialism and the "Arrow" war (1856-60) in China/
_cby J Y Wong
260 _aCambridge:
_bCambridge Univ Press,
_c1998
300 _axxx, 542 pages; 23 cm.
440 _aCambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions
520 3 _aThe "Arrow war" arose from an alleged insult to the British flag on the sailing vessel Arrow, but in reality - according to this book - was about protecting and extending British trading interests and involved all the major powers of the time except the Austro-Hungarian empire.
650 _aBRITAIN
_xFOREIGN RELATIONS
_xCHINA
650 _aCHINA
650 _aCHINA
_xFOREIGN RELATIONS
_xBRITAIN
650 _aHISTORY
650 _aOPIUM WARS
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