When America first met China : an exotic history of tea, drugs, and money in the Age of Sail / Eric Jay Dolin.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Liveright Pub., c2012.Description: xviii, 394 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780871404336 (trade)
- 0871404338
- 382/.0973/051
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 382.0973051 DO WH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | T0046088 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-365) and index.
Provides an overview of the relationship between the United States and China dating back to the nineteenth century, featuring anecdotes and vignettes that discuss pirates, drug runners, slave traders, and other intriguing historical figures.
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