The Opium War Through Chinese EyesThe events of the war are recounted from the Chinese viewpoint by means of contemporary diaries and other documents |
Contents
MAP ΙΟ | 11 |
Songs of Oh dear Oh dear | 158 |
Shanghai | 186 |
Chinkiang | 197 |
Gutzlaff and his Traitors Mamo | 222 |
APPENDIX | 245 |
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