The Opium War by Julia Lovell
Tells the story of modern China and includes an analysis of the country's contemporary self-image. This title explores how China's national myths mould its interactions with the outside world, how public memory is spun to serve the present; and how delusion and prejudice have bedevilled its relationship with the modern West.
Julia Lovell teaches modern Chinese history at Birkbeck College, University of London. She is the author of The Opium War: Drugs, Drama And The Making Of China, The Great Wall: China Against the World and The Politics of Cultural Capital: China’s Quest for a Nobel Prize in Literature and writes on China for the Guardian, Independent and The Times Literary Supplement. Her many translations of modern Chinese fiction include Lu Xun’s The Real Story of Ah-Q, and Other Tales of China.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330537858 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330537857 |
| Title | The Opium War |
| Author | Julia Lovell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2011-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Cundill Prize 2012 (UK), Long-listed for The Orwell Prize 2012 (UK) |
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