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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lodwick, Kathleen L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Subjects:
1800 - 1999
Protestant churches > Missions > China > History > 19th century.
Protestant churches > Missions > China > History > 20th century.
Opium trade > China > History > 19th century.
Opium trade > China > History > 20th century.
Églises protestantes > Missions > Chine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Églises protestantes > Missions > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Opium > Commerce > Chine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Opium > Commerce > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Opium trade.
Politics and government.
Protestant churches > Missions.
China > History > Opium War, 1840-1842.
China > Politics and government > 19th century.
China > Politics and government > 20th century.
Chine > Histoire > 1840-1842 (Guerre de l'opium)
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
China.
China > 19th century > Politics and government
China > 20th century > Politics and government
China > History > Opium war, 1840-1842
Opium trade > History > 19th century > China
Opium trade > History > 20th century > China
Protestant churches > Missions > History > 19th century > China
Protestant churches > Missions > History > 20th century > China
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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