Opium, Soldiers and Evangelicals

England's 1840-42 War with China and its Aftermath
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-349-51037-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 337 g

This book questions the universal belief that England's 1840-42 war with China was an 'Opium War'. What really worried London was 'insults to the crown', the claim of a dilapidated and corrupt China to be superior to everyone, threats to British men and women and seizure of British property, plus the wish to expand and free trade everywhere. It was only much later that general Chinese resentment and Evangelical opinion at home - and in America - persuaded everyone that Britain had indeed been wicked and fought for opium.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gelber, H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Mission to Canton Palmerston's England, the World and China It's More Than Trade, Stupid! Canton 1835-38 The British and Commissioner Lin London Debates 1839-40 Fighting and Talking: Elliot 1840-41 The Yangzi Campaign: Pottinger 1841-42 Almost a Settlement Frictions Continue China: Resentment Congeals into Nationalism Britain: Evangelicals, Humanitarians and Guilt Index

Über Autor(innen)

HARRY G. GELBER is Professor of History and Political Science and Visiting Research Fellow at the Asian Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Economy. His publications include , , and .