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)

Many have accepted that the Arrow War (1856-60) was caused by an insult to the British flag belonging to the pirate boat Arrow. Dr. Wong argues that Britain's reliance on the opium trade with China played a far greater role in pushing the diplomatic conflict into war. The war was not a simple diplomatic squabble: it involved vital economic interests in British India, which had ...(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)

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)

作者：史蒂文·普莱斯菲尔德（Steven Pressfield）是美国历史小说家，著有《火之门》(Gates of Fire)、《战争浪潮》(Tides of War)等畅销历史小说，《一生之敌》(The War of Art)、《入行》(Turning Pro)等经典非虚构作品。他曾历经27年才出版第一本小说，期间在11个州做了21份不同的工作。普莱斯菲尔德也曾是一名海军陆战队员。2003 年，被斯巴达市列为荣誉市民。 译者：赵硕硕，毕业于浙江大学传播学专业，前TBWA中国策略总监，现为自由内容创作者。

作者：史蒂文·普莱斯菲尔德（Steven Pressfield）是美国历史小说家，著有《火之门》(Gates of Fire)、《战争浪潮》(Tides of War)等畅销历史小说，《一生之敌》(The War of Art)、《入行》(Turning Pro)等经典非虚构作品。他曾历经27年才出版第一本小说，期间在11个州做了21份不同的工作。普莱斯菲尔德也曾是一名海军陆战队员。2003 年，被斯巴达市列为荣誉市民。 译者：赵硕硕，毕业于浙江大学传播学专业，前TBWA中国策略总监，现为自由内容创作者。

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)