The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of Modern China

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The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of Modern China

In October 1839, a cabinet meeting in Windsor voted to fight Britainâ€™s first Opium War with China.
The conflict turned out to be rich in tragicomedy: in bureaucratic fumblings, military missteps, political opportunism and collaboration. Yet over the past 170 years, this strange tale of misunderstanding, incompetence and compromise has become the founding myth of modern Chinese nationalism: the start of Chinaâ€™s heroic struggle against a Western conspiracy to destroy the country with opium and gunboat diplomacy.

Beginning with the dramas of the war itself, Julia Lovell explores its causes and consequences and, through this larger narrative, interweaves the curious stories of opiumâ€™s promoters and attackers. The Opium War is both the story of Chinaâ€™s first conflict with the West and an analysis of the countryâ€™s contemporary self-image. It explores how Chinaâ€™s national myths mold its interactions with the outside world, how public memory is spun to serve the present; and how delusion and prejudice have bedeviled its relationship with the modern West.

Country	USA
Author	Julia Lovell
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9781468308952
Edition	1
ISBN	1468308955
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	The Overlook Press
Manufacturer	The Overlook Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	480
PublicationDate	2014-08-14
Publisher	The Overlook Press
Studio	The Overlook Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of Modern China

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