China Hands and Old Cantons

This fascinating history explores the wide range of views of Britons in late-imperial China as they chafed under the restrictions imposed by the Canton System. John M. Carroll brings a seminal period in the Anglo-Chinese relationship, which revolved around tea and opium, to life through the words of those who experienced it intimately.

Aceasta istorie fascinanta exploreaza gama larga de opinii ale britanicilor din China imperiala tarzie, in timp ce acestia s-au suparat sub restrictiile impuse de sistemul cantonic. Ioan M.