Book: Deadly Dreams: Opium And The Arrow War (1856-1860) In China 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. Wong offers penetrating insights into theories of imperialism and how they might be reassessed.
Details of Book: Deadly Dreams: Opium And The Arrow War (1856-1860) In China Book: Deadly Dreams: Opium And The Arrow War (1856-1860) In China
Author: J. Y. Wong, Patrick Hannan, Denis Twitchett
ISBN: 0521526191
ISBN-13: 9780521526197
, 978-0521526197
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 07112002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number of Pages: 576
Language: English