Brilliantly illuminating one of the least-understood areas of
American history, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin now traces our
fraught relationship with China back to its roots: the unforgiving
nineteenth-century seas that separated a brash, rising naval power
from a battered ancient empire. It is a prescient fable for our
time, one that surprisingly continues to shed light on our modern
relationship with China. Indeed, the furious trade in furs, opium,
and beche-de-mer-a rare sea cucumber delicacy-might have catalyzed
America's emerging economy, but it also sparked an ecological and
human rights catastrophe of such epic proportions that the
reverberations can still be felt today. Peopled with fascinating
characters-from the "Financier of the Revolution" Robert Morris to
the Chinese emperor Qianlong, who considered foreigners inferior
beings-this page-turning saga of pirates and politicians, coolies
and concubines becomes a must-read for any fan of Nathaniel
Philbrick's Mayflower or Mark Kurlansky's Cod.
General
| Imprint: |
Liveright Publishing Corporation
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2013 |
| First published: |
September 2013 |
| Authors: |
Eric Jay Dolin
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| Dimensions: |
211 x 142 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-87140-689-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-87140-689-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780871406897 |
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