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In October 1839, Britain entered the first Opium War with China. The conflict turned out to be rich in tragicomedy: in 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 myth of modern Chinese nationalism. Starting from this first conflict, The Opium War explores how Chinas 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.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Opium War
• Author: Julia Lovellová
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480
• EAN: 9780330457484
• ISBN: 0330457489
• ID: 04481498
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Weight: 390 g
• Dimensions: 197 × 130 × 33 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. May 2012

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