The Opium War

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by Julia Lovell

at Versailles Peace Conference ref 1

Urumqi ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Verbiest, Ferdinand ref 1

Versailles, Treaty of ref 1, ref 2

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10, ref 11, ref 12

Lin Zexu’s letter to ref 1, ref 2

Victoria and Albert Museum ref 1

Vietnam ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Wade, Thomas, ref 1

Ward, Arthur Henry: see Rohmer, Sax

Wei Yuan ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5

historical significance of Opium War account ref 1

Whig government ref 1, ref 2

Cabinet meets to discuss war with China ref 1

domestic crisis of 1839 ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4

Wong, John ref 1

Wusong ref 1

Wuxi ref 1

Xia Xie ref 1

Xiamen ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

British taking of (1841) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

forts at ref 1

Xianfeng emperor ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Xinjiang ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10

opium in ref 1, ref 2

Yan Botao ref 1

Yan Fu ref 1

background and early career ref 1

death ref 1

nationalist thought ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

opposition to opium ref 1, ref 2

translations by ref 1

Yang Fang ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4

oversees military operations in Canton (1841) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5

Yang Xianyi ref 1

Yangtze River ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7

Yangzhou ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Ye Mingchen ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5

Yellow Danger, The (novel) ref 1

Yellow Peril ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6

and fears of European degeneration ref 1

Yijing ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4

incompetence as military commander ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5

Yilibu ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5

negotiates final treaty with the British ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Yishan ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

appointed Rebel-Suppressing General to Canton (1841) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4

lies to emperor ref 1, ref 2

Yongzheng emperor ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9

Yu Baochun ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Yu Buyun ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6

Yuan Shikai ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4

Yuan Weishi ref 1, ref 2

Yuanmingyuan (Summer Palace) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7

destruction of (1860) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Yuexiushan ref 1

Yunnan ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5

Yuqian ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7

attitude to the British ref 1

background ref 1

commits suicide ref 1

defends Dinghai and Zhenhai (1841) ref 1

impeaches Qishan ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Zhang Changjia ref 1

Zhang Xi ref 1

biography of ref 1

negotiates the Treaty of Nanjing with the British ref 1, ref 2

Zhang Xiaobo ref 1

Zhao Ziyang ref 1, ref 2

Zhapu ref 1, ref 2

British attack on (1842) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4

history of garrison ref 1

Zhejiang ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7

Zhenhai ref 1, ref 2

battle for (1841) ref 1, ref 2

Qing counter-assault on (1842) ref 1, ref 2

Zhenjiang, battle for (1842) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5

Zhou dynasty ref 1

Zhoushan ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6

British attack and occupy (1840) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10

British attack and occupy (1841) ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8

opium on ref 1, ref 2

Qing counter-assault on ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4

Zhu Shiyun ref 1, ref 2, ref 3

Zunghars ref 1

Also by Julia Lovell

THE POLITICS OF CULTURAL CAPITAL

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THE GREAT WALL

China Against the World, 1000 BC – AD 2000

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Table of Contents

Title page

Dedication page

Preface

Contents

Maps

The Contemporary People’s Republic of

A Note About Chinese Names and Romanization

Introduction

One: Opium and China

Two: Daoguang’s Decision

Three: Canton Spring

Four: Opium and Lime

Five: The First Shots

Six: ‘An Explanatory Declaration’

Seven: Sweet-Talk and Sea-Slug

Eight: Qishan’s Downfall

Nine: The Siege of Canton

Ten: The UnEnglished Englishman

Eleven: Xiamen and Zhoushan

Twelve: A Winter in Suzhou

Thirteen: The Fight for Qing China

Fourteen: The Treaty of Nanjing

Fifteen: Peace and War

Sixteen: The Yellow Peril

Seventeen: The National Disease

Eighteen: Communist Conspiracies

Nineteen: Conclusion

Principal Characters

Timeline

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Index

Copyright page

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