{"product_id":"deadly-dreams-j-y-wong-9780521552554","title":"Deadly Dreams: Opium and the Arrow War (1856 1860) in China","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Y. Wong,Wong J. Y.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521552559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521552554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.44d","brand":"J. Y. Wong","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47422189437183,"sku":"9780521552554","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c40f0129-4f92-436e-95e5-7c59b4c8dac2.jpg?v=1761527528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deadly-dreams-j-y-wong-9780521552554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}