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When Trade Wars Turned Bloody: The Opium War with Stephen Platt

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The Uncompelling Character of George Staunton

George Thomas Staunton is a fascinating character in and of his self. He's not what you would see as a hero figure, but he almost emerges as a sort of a heroic figure. The thing is though, he's totally uncompelling as a character. That was fun with Manning. Other characters, the nerdy China scholar you're referring to is probably George Staunton, who you were thinking of.

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