The Opium War
حرب الأفيون
Not Translated
‘A gripping read as well as an important one’ – Rana Mitter, The Guardian
In The Opium War, professor of Modern Chinese History and Literature Julia Lovell offers a compelling account of the causes and fallout of the Opium Wars.
In October 1839, Britain entered the first Opium War with China. Its brutality notwithstanding, the conflict was also threaded with tragicomedy: with Victorian hypocrisy, bureaucratic fumblings, military missteps, political opportunism and collaboration. Yet over the past hundred and seventy years, this strange tale of misunderstanding, incompetence and compromise has become the founding episode of modern Chinese nationalism.
Bibliographic Data
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Pan MacmillanWebsite |
| Publisher Address | webqueries@macmillan.co.uk |
| Country | Britain |
| Primary Category | Ideas and Policies |
| Also In | |
| Published | 2026 |
| Language | English (EN) |
| Pages | 512 pages |
| Edition | first |
| Dimensions | 6×9 |
| ISBN | 9781035091324 |
| Translation | Not Translated |
| Keywords | Opium |
