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The Treaty of Nanking The British Industrial Revolution
By ABRAMS, Dennis & ALLPORT, Alan
- ISBN
- 978-1-60413-495-7
- Publisher
- Chelsea House
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Reviewed on August 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 9 Up—Nanking is really about the Opium Wars begun by Britain in an effort to get China to open its trade to the West. Abrams offers a nice summation of the effect on Chinese foreign policy of the wars and the "humiliating" treaty that ended them. The book is a fascinating glimpse into what was a mostly closed society, as well as into the ruthlessness of trade relations. Pictures are few but well chosen, including a stereotypic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
