01822nam a2200289 i 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020004000062040002500102082001700127100004100144245008900185264008000274264001100354300009800365336002100463337002500484338002300509504005100532520077500583650001001358650003201368651002901400651001901429651004901448651003501497OSt20260304123126.0260304t20252025vraabf gr     001 0 eng d  a9781761451980cRM 132.00qpaperback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a382.09511 aPembroke, Michael, d1955- eauthor.10aSilk Silver Opium : bthe TRADE with CHINA that CHANGED HISTORY /cMichael Pembroke. 1aWurundjeri Country ; Collingwood, Victoria : bHardie Grant Books, c[2025] 4c©2025  axxv, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : billustrations (some colour), maps ; c24 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aSilk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries and trade, but also what became inevitable - war and humiliation. Much about China's modern relationship with the West is the product of its past inter-reactions, conflicts, victories and humiliations. The South China Sea was the place from where the ultimately destructive European sailing ships arrived. The Ryukyu Island chain was the place from where marauding Japanese pirates preyed mercilessly on China's east coast ports. Taiwan was where anti-Qing rebels established a stronghold in the seventeenth century. The story of imperial China's trading relationship with the West is a powerful tale, with clear implications for the future.  aOpium20aOpium tradezChinaxHistory 0aChinaxForeign relations 0aChinaxHistory 0aChinaxEconomic relationszWestern Countries 0aChinaxPolitics and government