When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail

When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9780871404336
ISBN-13 : 0871404338
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Book Synopsis When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail by : Eric Jay Dolin

Download or read book When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail written by Eric Jay Dolin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the relationship between America and China back to its earliest days, when the United States traded with China for furs, opium, and rare sea cucumbers, but left an ecological and human rights disaster that still reverberates today.


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