Opium WarsSourcebooks, Inc., 2002 |
Contents
Chapter 1 Lord Elgins Revenge | 3 |
Chapter 2 Disastrous Etiquette | 13 |
Chapter 3 Zero Intolerance | 37 |
Chapter 4 Canton Besieged | 57 |
Chapter 5 The Black Hole of Canton | 71 |
Chapter 6 The Battle in Britain | 77 |
Chapter 7 Drugs and Guns | 85 |
Chapter 8 Diplomacy by Gunboat | 97 |
Chapter 19 Peer Pressure | 193 |
Chapter 20 Scottish Conquistador | 211 |
Chapter 21 Hostilities Renewed | 227 |
Chapter 22 Lord Elgins Return | 241 |
Chapter 23 To the Gates of Peking | 251 |
Chapter 24 A Hostage Crisis | 261 |
Chapter 25 I Am Not a Thief | 271 |
Chapter 26 Rescue and Retaliation | 279 |
Chapter 9 The Economics of Addiction | 103 |
Chapter 10 Crucifixion and Cages | 109 |
Chapter 11 Steamed Victory | 115 |
Chapter 12 A Price on His Head | 125 |
Chapter 13 The Sacking of Amoy Ningbo and Charles Elliot | 133 |
Chapter 14 Chinese Masada | 143 |
Chapter 15 Early Victorian Vikings | 149 |
Chapter 16 The Trade in Poison and Pigs | 163 |
Chapter 17 Strange Interlude | 167 |
Chapter 18 Outrageous Slings and the Arrows Misfortune | 175 |
Chapter 27 The Diktat of Peking | 289 |
Epilogue | 293 |
Illustrations and Maps | 299 |
Notes | 309 |
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About the Authors | 323 |
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Back Cover | 335 |
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