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Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
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Informative and Compelling
One of the best history books I have ever read. It built on my knowledge of the opium trade from Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy. Very clear and exciting, with a focus on the key people and their actions leading up to the war. Not a military history, but more of a economic and social one that invests the reader in people and their experiences. If you like histories that are both educational and hard to put down, this is for you!
One of the best history books I have ever read. It built on my knowledge of the opium trade from Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy. Very clear and exciting, with a focus on the key people and their actions leading up to the war. Not a military history, but more of a economic and social one that invests the reader in people and their experiences. If you like histories that are both educational and hard to put down, this is for you!
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July 11, 2018
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Jan 10, 2020 10:53AM
thanks for pointing out the Ibis Trilogy.
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Have you also read JUlia Lovell's earlier book 'The opium wars' and if so how would you compare them? I am trying to decide which to read. Thanks.
