01930nam a2200325 i 4500 OSt 20260304123126.0 260304t20252025vraabf gr 001 0 eng d 9781761451980 RM 132.00 paperback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 382.0951 382.0951 PEM G Pembroke, Michael, 1955- author. Silk Silver Opium : the TRADE with CHINA that CHANGED HISTORY / Michael Pembroke. Wurundjeri Country ; Collingwood, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, [2025] ©2025 xxv, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Silk 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. Opium Opium trade China History China Foreign relations China History China Economic relations Western Countries China Politics and government ddc B 203348 203348 0 0 PPAK G 2026-03-16 0 382.0951 PEM A01908988 2026-03-16 15:16:26 B 0 0 SP G 2026-03-16 0 382.0951 PEM A01908989 2026-03-16 15:16:26 B 0 0 KM G 2026-03-16 0 382.0951 PEM A01908992 2026-03-16 15:16:26 B