In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy, The Opium War explores the disastrous British foreign-relations move that became a founding myth of modern Chinese nationalism, and depicts China’s hero...(展开全部)

In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy, The Opium War explores the disastrous British foreign-relations move that became a founding myth of modern Chinese nationalism, and depicts China’s hero...(展开全部)

"[A] solid how-to book...For amateur dream researchers, this is a must." WHOLE EARTH REVIEW This book goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming--that is, consciously influencing the outcome of your dreams. Based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge's extensive laboratory work at Stanford University mappin...(展开全部)

and quot; A] solid how-to book...For amateur dream researchers, this is a must.and quot; WHOLE EARTH REVIEW This book goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming--that is, consciously influencing the outcome of your dreams. Based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge's extensive laboratory work at Stanfor...(展开全部)

"[A] solid how-to book...For amateur dream researchers, this is a must." WHOLE EARTH REVIEW This book goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming--that is, consciously influencing the outcome of your dreams. Based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge's extensive laboratory work at Stanford University mappin...(展开全部)

and quot; A] solid how-to book...For amateur dream researchers, this is a must.and quot; WHOLE EARTH REVIEW This book goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming--that is, consciously influencing the outcome of your dreams. Based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge's extensive laboratory work at Stanfor...(展开全部)

An engaging, highly readable, character-driven account of the war that transformed China, and which continues to loom large over modern Chinese history. In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy,...(展开全部)

作者：蓝诗玲（Julia Lovell)，现为英国伦敦大学伯贝克学院讲师，教授中国近代史、中国文学；已出版数种与中国近代历史相关的著作，且以英文翻译了鲁迅、张爱玲、朱文、韩少功、阎连科等中国作家的部分作品；现在正致力于研究毛泽东思想的全球史，并重译《西游记》（节译本）。 译者：刘悦斌，中国近代史研究专家、教授；在各类专业期刊发表论文60余篇，出版专著数种，并翻译出版《朋友•客人•同事——晚清的幕府制度》（合译）、《寻求中国民主》（合译）等著作。

An engaging, highly readable, character-driven account of the war that transformed China, and which continues to loom large over modern Chinese history. In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in tragicomedy,...(展开全部)

作者：蓝诗玲（Julia Lovell)，现为英国伦敦大学伯贝克学院讲师，教授中国近代史、中国文学；已出版数种与中国近代历史相关的著作，且以英文翻译了鲁迅、张爱玲、朱文、韩少功、阎连科等中国作家的部分作品；现在正致力于研究毛泽东思想的全球史，并重译《西游记》（节译本）。 译者：刘悦斌，中国近代史研究专家、教授；在各类专业期刊发表论文60余篇，出版专著数种，并翻译出版《朋友•客人•同事——晚清的幕府制度》（合译）、《寻求中国民主》（合译）等著作。