| Description |
xii, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-322) and index. |
| Contents |
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 -- Escalation -- 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. |
| Subject |
China -- History -- Opium War, 1840-1842.
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China -- History -- Foreign intervention, 1857-1861.
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| Added Author |
Sanello, Frank.
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| ISBN |
1570719314 |
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