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Drawing largely on primary sources, the story of the opium trade comes through in the voices of those who saw it firsthand. Appendices describe a favorite shipboard recipe, two of the ships involved in the trade and their crews, excerpts from accounts of the Opium War, and language equivalents for proper and place names. A bibliography is included, and maps and photographs help illumine this important and unusual period of history.
Drawing largely on primary sources, the story of the opium trade comes through in the voices of those who saw it firsthand. Appendices describe a favorite shipboard recipe, two of the ships involved in the trade and their crews, excerpts from accounts of the Opium War, and language equivalents for proper and place names. A bibliography is included, and maps and photographs help illumine this important and unusual period of history.
Preface
Introduction: Clearing the Decks
1. Running Great Risks for Great Rewards
2. A Stream of Wealth: Opium, India and China
3. The Rise of the Great Trading Houses
4. Ships of the Opium Trade
5. The Opium Wars
6. The Heat of Battle
7. Pirates of the South China Sea
8. Typhoons, Monsoons and Hazards to Navigation
9. The Twilight of the Opium Trade
10. Legacies of the Opium Trade
Appendix I: A Modern Recipe for "Country Captain"
Appendix II: Falcon and Her Crew
Appendix III: Antelope and Her Crew
Appendix IV: Excerpts from "The Opium War"
Appendix V: Selected Wade-Giles/Hanyu Pinyin Equivalents
Bibliography
Index
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
|---|---|
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780786493579 |
| ISBN-10: | 0786493577 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Janin, Hunt |
| Hersteller: | McFarland |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 14 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Hunt Janin |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.01.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,383 kg |
Preface
Introduction: Clearing the Decks
1. Running Great Risks for Great Rewards
2. A Stream of Wealth: Opium, India and China
3. The Rise of the Great Trading Houses
4. Ships of the Opium Trade
5. The Opium Wars
6. The Heat of Battle
7. Pirates of the South China Sea
8. Typhoons, Monsoons and Hazards to Navigation
9. The Twilight of the Opium Trade
10. Legacies of the Opium Trade
Appendix I: A Modern Recipe for "Country Captain"
Appendix II: Falcon and Her Crew
Appendix III: Antelope and Her Crew
Appendix IV: Excerpts from "The Opium War"
Appendix V: Selected Wade-Giles/Hanyu Pinyin Equivalents
Bibliography
Index
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
|---|---|
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780786493579 |
| ISBN-10: | 0786493577 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Janin, Hunt |
| Hersteller: | McFarland |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 14 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Hunt Janin |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.01.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,383 kg |
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