The Inner Opium War (Harvard East Asian Monographs) by Polachek, James - 1991

Harvard University Asia Center, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and free of writing or marks..

Harvard University Asia Center, 1991-12-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG, hardcover; ISBN 0674454464. Harvard East Asian Monographs, 151. 1992. 400 pages, with Chapter Notes, Bibliography, Glossary and Index. Seven pages at rear listing other titles in the Harvard East Asian Monographs series. Near Fine hardcover in black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Clean inside and out, with no writing, underlining, highlighting, etc. Binding solid and square. Only fault is scuff mark to bottom edge of page block. Very Good dustjacket, bright and glossy. Only fault is two tiny (less than 1/8 inch) closed tears, one at head of spine and another along upper rear edge. From the inner flap: "Why did defeat in the Opium War not lead Ch'ing China to a more realistic appreciation of Western might and Chinese weakness? James Polachek's revisionist analysis exposes the behind-the-scenes political struggles that not only shaped foreign-policy decisions in the 1830s and… Read More