Mon premier blog

____________________________
Author: Julia Lovell
Number of Pages: 480 pages
Published Date: 01 Jul 2012
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780330457484
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________

free ebook, rarbook review, download torrent The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China by Julia Lovell iPhone,free pdf, iPad, download ebook, fb2, for mac, iPhone, The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China iOS,Read online, facebook, download epub, zip, Julia Lovell download book,paperback, pocket, epub download, for PC, download torrent, download pdf, kindle, mobi, ebook pdf, iOS, ebook, download book, free ebook,

Description

'A gripping read as well as an important one.' Rana Mitter, Guardian In October 1839, Britain entered the first Opium War with China. Its brutality notwithstanding, the conflict was also threaded with tragicomedy: with Victorian hypocrisy, bureaucratic fumblings, military missteps, political opportunism and collaboration. Yet over the past hundred and seventy years, this strange tale of misunderstanding, incompetence and compromise has become the founding episode of modern Chinese nationalism. Starting from this first conflict, The Opium War explores how China's national myths mould its interactions with the outside world, how public memory is spun to serve the present, and how delusion and prejudice have bedevilled its relationship with the modern West. 'Lively, erudite and meticulously researched' Literary Review 'An important reminder of how the memory of the Opium War continues to cast a dark shadow.' Sunday Times