The Opium War Foreword by Gianluca Longo Anthony biography for young readers

Anthony biography for young readers

With essays by leading authorities

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The Opium War Foreword by Gianluca Longo Anthony biography for young readers"A crisp and readable account A heartbreaking story of a war." (Washington Post) The Opium War is both the story of Chinas first conflict with the West and an analysis of the countrys contemporary self image. It explores how Chinas national myths mold its interactions with the outside world, how public memory is spun to serve the present; and how delusion and prejudice have bedeviled its relationship with the modern West. The conflict turned out to be