Drug epidemics are clearly not just a peculiar feature of modern life; the opium trade in the nineteenth century tells us a great deal about Asian herion traffic today. In an age when we are increasingly aware of large scale drug use, this book takes a long look at the history of our relationship with mind-altering substances. Engagingly written, with lay readers as much as spe...(展开全部)

雷蒙·阿隆（1905-1983），当代法国著名社会学家、哲学家。主要著作有：《历史哲学导论》、《连锁战争》、《工业社会十八讲》、《知识分子的鸦片》、《政治研究》、《阶级斗争》等。

雷蒙·阿隆（1905-1983），当代法国著名社会学家、哲学家。主要著作有：《历史哲学导论》、《连锁战争》、《工业社会十八讲》、《知识分子的鸦片》、《政治研究》、《阶级斗争》等。

The Opium War of 1839-42, the first military conflict to take place between China and the West, is a subject of enduring interest. Mao Haijian, one of the most distinguished and well-known historians working in China, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists. Mao examines the Qing part...(展开全部)

The Opium War of 1839-42, the first military conflict to take place between China and the West, is a subject of enduring interest. Mao Haijian, one of the most distinguished and well-known historians working in China, presents the culmination of more than ten years of research in a revisionist reading of the conflict and its main Chinese protagonists. Mao examines the Qing part...(展开全部)

Why did defeat in the Opium War not lead Ch'ing China to a more realistic appreciation of Western might and Chinese weakness? James Polachek's revisionist analysis exposes the behind-the-scenes political struggles that not only shaped foreign-policy decisions in the 1830s and 1840s but have continued to affect the history of Chinese nationalism in modern times. Polachek looks c...(展开全部)

作者简介 理查德·J.格雷斯，普罗维登斯学院历史学教授，研究重点是维多利亚时代英国的杰出人物，出版过多部历史专著。 译者简介 陈姝，毕业于大连外国语大学德英复语专业。毕业后，为继续求学前往德国深造，取得硕士学位，现定居德国。热爱生活，热衷旅行，爱好阅读历史、悬疑、人物传记类作品。作为笔译界的新生力量，带着虔诚与敬畏的心对每一部作品负责，力求将作品全貌完整地呈现给读者。

阿图罗·吉拉尔德斯（Arturo Giraldez） 太平洋大学（University of the Pacific）现代语言和文学系及国际研究学院教授，加州大学圣芭芭拉分校（University of California, Santa Barbara）客座教授，主要研究领域为太平洋历史与西班牙世界的文化历史。