Crusaders Against Opium : Protestant Missionaries in China, 1874-1917

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Opium addiction in China during the closing decades of the Ch'ing dynasty afflicted all segments of society. From government officials to farmers, the population fell prey to the effects of the drug. Some provinces reported addiction rates as high as eighty percent. With the birth of Chinese na...

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Autor principal: Lodwick, Kathleen L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Protestant churches > Missions.
Politics and government.
Opium trade.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Opium > Commerce > Chine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Opium > Commerce > Chine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Églises protestantes > Missions > Chine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Églises protestantes > Missions > Chine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Opium trade > China > History > 20th century.
Opium trade > China > History > 19th century.
Protestant churches > Missions > China > History > 20th century.
Protestant churches > Missions > China > History > 19th century.
China.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siecle.
Chine > Histoire > 1840-1842 (Guerre de l'opium)
China > Politics and government > 20th century.
China > Politics and government > 19th century.
China > History > Opium War, 1840-1842.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: Opium in China in the Late Nineteenth Century; TWO: Missionaries Organize to Oppose Opium; THREE: The Pro-Opium Forces and Government Investigations; FOUR: The Anti-Opium Lobby Comes of Age; FIVE: Success and Failures of Opium Suppression; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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