Silk Silver Opium [electronic resource] : The Trade with China that Changed History
Michael Pembroke2025
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Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea,
porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries and trade, but also what
became inevitable – war and humiliation.
Much about China's modern relationship with the West is the product of its past
inter-reactions, conflicts, victories and humiliations. The South China Sea was
the place from where the ultimately destructive European sailing ships arrived.
The Ryukyu Island chain was the place from where marauding Japanese pirates
preyed mercilessly on China's east coast ports. Taiwan was where anti-Qing
rebels established a stronghold in the seventeenth century. The story of
imperial China's trading relationship with the West is a powerful tale, with
clear implications for the future.
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Author:
Michael Pembroke, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Hardie Grant Books, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (304 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781761443350
Language:
English
BRN:
533744
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |