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首页 Deadly Dreamstxt,chm,pdf,epub,mobi下载作者:J. Y. Wong 出版社: Cambridge University Press 副标题: Opium and the Arrow War 出版年: 1998-6-28 页数: 576 定价: USD 170.00 装帧: Hardcover ISBN: 9780521552554 内容简介 · · · · · ·Many have accepted that the Arrow War (1856-60) was caused by an insult to the British flag belonging to the pirate boat Arrow. Dr. Wong argues that Britain's reliance on the opium trade with China played a far greater role in pushing the diplomatic conflict into war. The war was not a simple diplomatic squabble: it involved vital economic interests in British India, which had ... 目录 · · · · · ·Cover 1Title 7 Copyright 8 Dedication 9 Contents 11 List of Tables 13 · · · · · ·() Cover 1 Title 7 Copyright 8 Dedication 9 Contents 11 List of Tables 13 List of Figures 17 Poem by the late Mr Qin Esheng 19 Foreword by Professor Wang Gungwu 21 Foreword by Professor C. A. Bayly 23 Preface 25 I The confusion of imperialism 33 1 An attempt to peel the onion of confusion 35 I. The confusing events 35 II. The bewildering issues 40 III. Current scholarship 44 IV. The search for information 48 V. Technology and imperial decision making 54 VI. My approach 56 VII. Economic causation versus strategic interpretation 60 VIII. Contrasts with established views 63 IX. In sum 71 II The pretext for imperialism 73 2 An international incident: 'That wretched question of the Arrow 75 I. The history of the arrow 75 II. How the evidence of both sides was taken 77 III. An assessment of the evidence on both sides 82 IV. Why give false evidence? 88 V. The law lords: was the british flag flying? 92 VI. In sum 94 III The personalities of imperialism 99 3 Harry Parkes: 'If you would read a little international law.' 101 I. Introduction 101 II. Parkes's manipulation of bowring 102 III. Escalating demands 106 IV. Leading the royal navy on 107 V. The house of lords on parkes's conduct 112 VI. In sum 114 4 Sir John Bowring: Possessed by a monomania 116 I. Why was bowring led on by his young consul? 116 II. The arrow incident and the canton city question 119 III. The canton city question and an undeclared war 127 IV. The tables turned 129 V. The house of lords on bowring's conduct 135 VI. The canton city question in the eyes of their lordships 137 VII. In sum 140 5 Commissioner Yeh: A 'monster'? 141 I. Introduction 141 II. Yell's handling of the arrow incident 143 III. The canton city question: the early phase 146 IV. The canton city question: the diplomatic coup of 1849 150 V. The canton city question: the trojan horse 153 VI. A real monster? 159 6 Rule, Britannia and vox populi, vox Dei 160 I. Introduction 160 II. Popular xenophobia or protonationalism? 160 III. Patriotism or sedition? 164 IV. Popular xenophobia? civis romanus sum 166 V. Official xenophobia? rule britannia 172 VI. In sum 180 IV The rhetoric of imperialism 183 7 Marx, Punch, and a political press: The debate among the British newspapers 185 I. Peace or war: the times 185 II. The tirade against yeh: the morning post 188 III. The eulogies for yeh: the daily news et al. 191 IV. 'About the english of it: punch 193 V. Marx on the arrow quarrel: the new york daily tribune 197 VI. A political press 199 VII. In sum: no watergate 205 8 The Arrow incident and international law: The debate in the House of Lords 206 I. Was an insult intended? 207 II. Was the arrow entitled to fly the british flag ? 209 III. The expiry of the arrow's regist 213 IV. British legal arguments and chinese perceptions of the origins of the war: an assessment 215 V. Justice and humanity 217 VI. The china trade 220 VII. An unavoidable subject: opium 221 VIII. In sum 223 9 Triumph of the liberal conscience: The debate in the House of Commons 225 I. What were the motives behind the pretext for war? 225 II. 'We have been insulted' 228 III. 'Let the punishment fit the crime' 230 IV. Jingoism 232 V. The defence of bowring 235 VI. Technicalities and generalities 236 VII. The china trade 239 VIII. The opium trade 241 IX. The penal dissolution 243 X. 'As if I had been in a jury-box' 244 XI. In sum 246 10 'Johnny' is on his knees: The 'Chinese Election' 248 I. George cruikshank wields his pen 248 II. Company men close ranks 250 III. A cat among the pigeons 255 TV. The wicked must be punished 258 V. The firebrand flares up 261 VI. Mind your language 264 VII. Long live palmerston 267 VIII. Down with the 'chinese coalition' 270 IX. 'Johnny' is on his knees 272 X. The raging 'jesuit' 279 XI. The 'peacemonger' takes refuge in huddersfield 280 XII. A parliament of 'nobodies' 282 XIII. Election postmortem 284 V The mechanics of imperialism 291 11 Behind the scenes: The diplomacy of imperialism 293 I. Business as usual 293 II. Treaty revision 294 III. Seeking french allies: trade and treaty revision 298 IV. Seeking U.S. allies: trade and freedom of opinion 304 V. Seeking russian allies: trade and territorial expansion 308 VI. More questions 312 12 Behind the scenes: The politics of imperialism 315 I. Commercial interests 315 II. The liberal conscience 324 III. Party politics 329 IV. Behind parliamentary rhetoric 332 V. A political sacrifice 334 VI. Argumentum baculinum 338 13 In the wings: The lobbies of imperialism 342 I. Commercial expansion 342 II. Territorial expansion 344 III. Colonial expansion 348 IV. Missionary expansion 351 V. The anti-opium lobby: a motion withdrawn 354 VI. Questions unanswered 360 VI The economics of imperialism 363 14 Anglo-Chinese trade: The Chinese should buy more 365 I. Export of british manufactures to china 365 II. The apparent british trade imbalance with china 367 III. British imports from china 369 IV. China's place in the united kingdom's imports globally 371 V. British import duty on chinese tea 375 VI. The importance of tea duty compared with the united kingdom's other sources of revenue 378 VII. Tea duty could almost sustain the royal navy 381 VIII. China: the major supplier of tea 385 IX. Imports of chinese silk 390 X. In sum 394 15 China's maritime trade: The Chinese could buy more 395 I. Introduction 395 II. Re-exports of foreign and colonial manufactures to china direct from the united kingdom 396 III. China also bought british Indian products 399 IV. Total 'british' exports to china 399 V. British trade surplus with china 401 IV. Quantifying the drain of silver from china 404 V. Bills of exchange from china 404 VIII. Verifying the triangular trade perception 406 IX. Evaluating 'free-trade imperialism 410 16 The problem of India: The Chinese should and could buy more 416 I. A debt-ridden india 416 II. Opium revenue serviced the growing india debt 420 III. Opium revenue in bengal 420 IV. Opium revenue in bombay 424 V. The place of opium in india's revenues 426 VI. Nearly all the opium went to china 429 VII. Opium, tea, silk, and the united kingdom's global trade balance 436 VIII. The role of chinese silver bullion in the Indian economy 440 IX. What if opium were suppressed in china? 443 X. Further assessment of 'free-trade imperialism' 446 XI. Control of the opium market in china 447 XII. Justifying the annexation of sind 450 XIII. Free trade versus imperial interests 455 XIV. 'Expansion by poison' and other interpretations 460 17 The balance sheet: The Chinese are now buying more 464 I. Imports: tea 464 II. Imports: raw silk 466 III. British exports 471 IV. Exports: war materials 482 V. In sum 483 VII The dynamics of imperialism 485 18 Conclusion 487 I. The confusion of imperialism 487 II. The pretext for imperialism 489 III. The personalities of imperialism 491 IV. The rhetoric of imperialism 493 V. The mechanics of imperialism 495 VI. The economics of imperialism 496 VII. Ascertaining the origins of the arrow war 497 VIII. Reassessing some entrenched interpretations 500 IX. The wider picture: some theories on the working of imperialism 502 X. The wider picture: some theories on the working of chinese foreign policy 508 XI. The still wider perspective: the rise and fall of great powers 512 Chronology of major events 517 Word list 520 Abbreviations 524 Bibliography 525 Index 55 · · · · · · () |
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