Merchants Of Deceit Opium American Fortune And The China Trade
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Merchants Of Deceit Opium American Fortune And The China Trade
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Author : Richard Friswell
language : en
Publisher: Bookbaby
Release Date : 2022-01-06
Merchants Of Deceit Opium American Fortune And The China Trade written by Richard Friswell and has been published by Bookbaby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-06 with History categories.
This work of historical fiction follows the life and times of 19th century Connecticut cotton goods agent, young, Samuel Russell, as he travels to far-away Canton, China to open new markets. He soon discovers the true key to wealth and success is in the opium trade. The reader is taken inside the lush and secretive settings of the Chinese emperor's imperial palaces, and into the gritty streets and busy waterways of ancient Canton and the exotic Pearl River. Chinese culture, based on ancient ways and traditions, comes to life, as does the drama and danger associated with the opium trade--revealing a little-known chapter in American history--as Russell and others pursue their ambitions under the nose and over the objections of the Qing-era emperors. Violent confrontations and betrayal, temptation and intrigue confront Russell at every turn as he builds his fortune while navigating the cut throat world of the opium dealer.
Americans And The China Opium Trade In The Nineteenth Century
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Author : Charles Clarkson Stelle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
Americans And The China Opium Trade In The Nineteenth Century written by Charles Clarkson Stelle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with China categories.
The American Attitude Toward The Opium Trade With China In The Pretreaty Era
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Author : Ruth Emma Black
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
The American Attitude Toward The Opium Trade With China In The Pretreaty Era written by Ruth Emma Black and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with Opium trade categories.
The China Mirage
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Author : James Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2015-04-21
The China Mirage written by James Bradley and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-21 with History categories.
From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations from the 19th century to World War II and Mao's ascent. In each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in the 1850s, Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans who made their fortunes in the China opium trade. As they -- -good Christians all -- -profitably addicted millions, American missionaries arrived, promising salvation for those who adopted Western ways. And that was just the beginning. From drug dealer Warren Delano to his grandson Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from the port of Hong Kong to the towers of Princeton University, from the era of Appomattox to the age of the A-Bomb, The China Mirage explores a difficult century that defines U.S.-Chinese relations to this day.
Empire Of Pain
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Author : Patrick Radden Keefe
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2021-04-20
Empire Of Pain written by Patrick Radden Keefe and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-20 with True Crime categories.
The gripping and shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis. The inspiration behind the Netflix series Painkiller, starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick. The Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021 Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 'I gobbled up Empire of Pain . . . a masterclass in compelling narrative nonfiction.' – Elizabeth Day, The Guardian '30 Best Summer Reads' ‘You feel almost guilty for enjoying it so much’ – The Times The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions – Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxford; the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations in the arts and the sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing Oxycontin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis – an international epidemic of drug addiction which has killed nearly half a million people. In this masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, award-winning journalist and host of the Wind of Change podcast Patrick Radden Keefe exhaustively documents the jaw-dropping and ferociously compelling reality. Empire of Pain is the story of a dynasty: a parable of twenty-first-century greed. 'There are so many "they did what?" moments in this book, when your jaw practically hits the page' – Sunday Times
Many Middle Passages
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Author : Emma Christopher
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2007-09-03
Many Middle Passages written by Emma Christopher and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-03 with History categories.
This groundbreaking book presents a global perspective on the history of forced migration over three centuries and illuminates the centrality of these vast movements of people in the making of the modern world. Highly original essays from renowned international scholars trace the history of slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, bonded soldiers, trafficked women, and coolie and Kanaka labor across the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. They depict the cruelty of the captivity, torture, terror, and death involved in the shipping of human cargo over the waterways of the world, which continues unabated to this day. At the same time, these essays highlight the forms of resistance and cultural creativity that have emerged from this violent history. Together, the essays accomplish what no single author could provide: a truly global context for understanding the experience of men, women, and children forced into the violent and alienating experience of bonded labor in a strange new world. This pioneering volume also begins to chart a new role of the sea as a key site where history is made.
China And The International System 1840 1949
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Author : David Scott
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2008-11-07
China And The International System 1840 1949 written by David Scott and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-07 with History categories.
Examines the images, hopes, and fears that were evoked during China’s century-long subservience to external powers.
Chasing The Chinese Dream
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Author : William N. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-06-01
Chasing The Chinese Dream written by William N. Brown and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-01 with History categories.
This open access book explores the historical, cultural and philosophical contexts that have made anti-poverty the core of Chinese society since Liberation in 1949, and why poverty alleviation measures evolved from the simplistic aid of the 1950s to Xi Jinping’s precision poverty alleviation and its goal of eliminating absolute poverty by 2020. The book also addresses the implications of China’s experience for other developing nations tackling not only poverty but such issues as pandemics, rampant urbanization and desertification exacerbated by global warming. The first of three parts draws upon interviews of rural and urban Chinese from diverse backgrounds and local and national leaders. These interviews, conducted in even the remotest areas of the country, offer candid insights into the challenges that have forced China to continually evolve its programs to resolve even the most intractable cases of poverty. The second part explores the historic, cultural and philosophical roots of old China’s meritocratic government and how its ancient Chinese ethics have led to modern Chinese socialism’s stance that “poverty amidst plenty is immoral”. Dr. Huang Chengwei, one of China’s foremost anti-poverty experts, explains the challenges faced at each stage as China’s anti-poverty measures evolved over 70 years to emphasize “enablement” over “aid” and to foster bottom-up initiative and entrepreneurialism, culminating in Xi Jinping’s precision poverty alleviation. The book also addresses why national economic development alone cannot reduce poverty; poverty alleviation programs must be people-centered, with measurable and accountable practices that reach even to household level, which China has done with its “First Secretary” program. The third part explores the potential for adopting China’s practices in other nations, including the potential for replicating China’s successes in developing countries through such measures as the Belt and Road Initiative. This book also addresses prevalent misperceptions about China’s growing global presence and why other developing nations must address historic, systemic causes of poverty and inequity before they can undertake sustainable poverty alleviation measures of their own.
Gold Mountain
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Author : Betty G. Yee
language : en
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab ®
Release Date : 2022-04-05
Gold Mountain written by Betty G. Yee and has been published by Carolrhoda Lab ® this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-05 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Working on the Transcontinental Railroad promises a fortune—for those who survive. Growing up in 1860s China, Tam Ling Fan has lived a life of comfort. Her father is wealthy enough to provide for his family but unconventional enough to spare Ling Fan from the debilitating foot-binding required of most well-off girls. But Ling Fan’s life is upended when her brother dies of influenza and their father is imprisoned under false accusations. Hoping to earn the money that will secure her father’s release, Ling Fan disguises herself as a boy and takes her brother’s contract to work for the Central Pacific Railroad Company in America. Life on “the Gold Mountain” is grueling and dangerous. To build the railroad that will connect the west coast to the east, Ling Fan and other Chinese laborers lay track and blast tunnels through the treacherous peaks of the Sierra Nevada, facing cave-ins, avalanches, and blizzards—along with hostility from white Americans. When someone threatens to expose Ling Fan’s secret, she must take an even greater risk to save what’s left of her family . . . and to escape the Gold Mountain alive.
The Luminaries
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Author : Eleanor Catton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-10-15
The Luminaries written by Eleanor Catton and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with Fiction categories.
The winner of the Man Booker Prize, this "expertly written, perfectly constructed" bestseller (The Guardian) is now a Starz miniseries. It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous cache of gold has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely ornate as the night sky. Richly evoking a mid-nineteenth-century world of shipping, banking, and gold rush boom and bust, The Luminaries is at once a fiendishly clever ghost story, a gripping page-turner, and a thrilling novelistic achievement. It richly confirms that Eleanor Catton is one of the brightest stars in the international literary firmament.
