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Opium Wars
Violent confrontation between armed groups over the supply of illegal narcotics is something we commonly associate with criminal gangs in modern cities, but in the mid-19th century Great Britain went to war with Imperial China in order to continue to supply Chinese addicts with opium. The two wars that followed have become known as the Opium Wars, and they led to the utter defeat of China, the establishment of a British colony in Hong Kong, and the continuation of a narcotics trade that was worth millions of pounds each year to the British.
The Opium Wars exposed the weaknesses of the Chinese Qing dynasty in terms of its military abilities and internal corruption. They also exposed divisions in Victorian Britain where people were beginning to question the morality of going to war to support an illegal narcotics trade which caused misery and death for millions of Chinese. In the end, the British were able to overcome their reservations and prosecuted these two wars with great success. British casualties were small and the gains enormous - the British opium trade to China would continue for more than 50 years after the end of the Second Opium War.
In this book you will hear about....
- The joy plant
- Outbreak of the first Opium War
- British superiority and the devil ship
- The treaty of Nanking: first of the unequal treaties
- The inevitable second Opium War
- The fall of Beijing and much more!
For the Chinese Qing dynasty, the Opium Wars marked the beginning of the end. Imperial China had endured for 2,000 years, but within 50 years of the humiliations of the Opium Wars, a revolution overthrew the imperial court and turned China into a republic. Although they are little remembered today, the Opium Wars changed the face not just of China but also of the whole of Asia. This is the story of those wars.
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- Duración: 1 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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The 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose holdings spanned the globe, in one form or another, and trade flowed east and west. An integral but underutilized part of a vast trade network included China. The Opium Wars: The History and Legacy of the 19th Century Conflicts Between Britain and China examines the way in which trade, colonialism, and illegal drug use culminated with one of the 19th century’s most controversial fights.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Perfect summary- not too short or long
- De Margaret Pierce en 06-09-23
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Boxer Rebellion
- A History from Beginning to End (History of China)
- De: Hourly History
- Narrado por: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Duración: 1 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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The Boxer Rebellion saw impoverished Chinese peasants strike a blow against the Western powers, particularly the British, who had come to challenge China’s sovereignty. The uprising was both a harbinger of things to come for China and a by-product of simmering decades of friction between the Chinese and the British. The Chinese had been able to call the shots during the initial engagement of trade with the West, but lost control after the British began smuggling opium into the country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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True History that is more often than not overlooked.
- De Jamal Ashanti Bey en 07-12-24
De: Hourly History
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Opium
- A History
- De: Martin Booth
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 13 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 31
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Known to mankind since prehistoric times, opium is arguably the oldest and most widely used narcotic. Opium: A History traces the drug's astounding impact on world culture - from its religious use by prehistoric peoples to its influence on the imaginations of the Romantic writers; from the earliest medical science to the Sino-British opium wars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT SUMMARY, WELL READ
- De Aidan en 01-21-20
De: Martin Booth
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Crimean War: A History from Beginning to End
- De: Hourly History
- Narrado por: Mike Nelson
- Duración: 1 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Discover the remarkable history of the Crimean War...The Crimean War was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 19th century, but it is also one of the least remembered. More men died in the Crimean War than in the American Civil War which followed soon after. Yet the Crimean War is important for a number of reasons. Although it did not change the map of Europe and did not directly cause the fall of any of the combatants, it did indirectly shape the second half of the 19th century and the early years of the twentieth century in Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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the world's forgotten War
- De F. R. Isom en 09-02-22
De: Hourly History
short comprehensive overview, well narrated
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Very Bias and Lacks certain details.
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