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Commissioner Lin and the Opium War.

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Commissioner Lin and the Opium War - Chang, Hsin-Pao
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An ominous sense of inevitability hovered over Canton in the last days of 1839; war between the Chinese and the British was expected, for both sides had long felt the tensions arising from increased contact between an ever-expanding commercial system and a stagnant culture. The Opium War of 1840-1842 inaugurated China's modern century of humiliation. This book places it in historical perspective and also details the day-to-day crises that led up to the hostilities.

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Commissioner Lin and the Opium War 1970, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780393005219

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