Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals

Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780230000704
ISBN-13 : 0230000703
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Book Synopsis Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals by : H. Gelber

Download or read book Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals written by H. Gelber and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-02-24 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book questions the universal belief that England's 1840-42 war with China was an 'Opium War'. What really worried London was 'insults to the crown', the claim of a dilapidated and corrupt China to be superior to everyone, threats to British men and women and seizure of British property, plus the wish to expand and free trade everywhere. It was only much later that general Chinese resentment and Evangelical opinion at home - and in America - persuaded everyone that Britain had indeed been wicked and fought for opium.


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