Deadly Dreams: Opium and the Arrow War (1856 1860) in China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521552554)

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.

Author: J. Y. Wong,Wong J. Y.
ISBN-10: 0521552559
ISBN-13: 9780521552554
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/28/1998
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.44d