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The Opium War
Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China
Book • 2011
In 'The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China', Julia Lovell examines the First Opium War (1839-1842) and its profound impact on China's self-image and its relations with the West.
The book details the British campaign, marked by bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and political opportunism, and how this conflict became a founding myth of modern Chinese nationalism.
Lovell also analyzes how the Opium Wars shaped China's national myths and public memory, highlighting the delusions and prejudices that have characterized China's interactions with the West.
The book details the British campaign, marked by bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and political opportunism, and how this conflict became a founding myth of modern Chinese nationalism.
Lovell also analyzes how the Opium Wars shaped China's national myths and public memory, highlighting the delusions and prejudices that have characterized China's interactions with the West.
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The Opium War
