Opium Traders and Their Worlds-Volume One A Revisionist ExposÃ© of the World's Greatest Opium Traders

Name: Opium Traders and Their Worlds-Volume One A Revisionist ExposÃ© of the World's Greatest Opium Traders
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ISBN: 9780595467860

ISBN-10: 0595467865

ISBN-13: 9780595467860

Edition: 2008

Authors: M. Kienholz

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Opium Traders and Their Worlds examines the opium trade with a detective's investigative approach. The author uses evidence to dismiss many of the false claims commonly held with regard to the so-called "legitimacy" of the Old China trade, presents proof of important figures who were deeply involved in all parts of the world and shows how world events were affected by famous men in opium hierarchies. Lateral contributors to the drug trade include shipbuilders who fashioned their craft to meet needs of the commerce, designing specially built Indiamen, clippers, and "fast crabs." Ms. Kienholz shows how vicious competition in the trade moved players like chess pieces, with winners and losers…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/13/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 420
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English