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The Lion and the Dragon

- Britain's Opium Wars with China 1839-1860

About The Lion and the Dragon

During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people had progressively become addicted to the narcotic, a habit that British merchants were more than happy to feed from their opium-poppy fields in India.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781781557174
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 304
  • Published:
  • June 19, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 180x237x27 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 660 g.
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Description of The Lion and the Dragon

During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people had progressively become addicted to the narcotic, a habit that British merchants were more than happy to feed from their opium-poppy fields in India.

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