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9781402201493
In the 19th century, Chinese society was crippled by a vast addiction to opium, which was largely supplied by British traders. This title presents a detailed history of the people involved in the wars that devastated an empire and that have continued to poison the ties between China and the West.Hanes, W. Travis, 3rd is the author of 'Opium Wars The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another', published 2004 under ISBN 9781402201493 and ISBN 1402201494.
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