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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Introduction Mission to Canton Palmerston's England, the World and China It's More Than Trade, Stupid! Canton 1835-38 The British and Commissioner Lin London Debates 1839-40 Fighting and Talking: Elliot 1840-41 The Yangzi Campaign: Pottinger 1841-42 Almost a Settlement Frictions Continue China: Resentment Congeals into Nationalism Britain: Evangelicals, Humanitarians and Guilt Index<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'...timely, intelligent, unprejudiced and readable...this is a work of intellectual as much as diplomatic history and readers will enjoy seeing old orthodoxies subverted and ingrained prejudices dissipated by Dr Gelber's persuasive insinuation of reason.' - Professor S.A.M. Adshead, University of Canterbury, New Zealand</p> <p>'...a well written, sharp-eyed and thoughtful treatment of a subject which continues to arouse interest and controversy among historians.' - Professor John Gregory, author of The West and China Since 1500</p> <p>'Harry Gelber shows how opium was only the immediate cause of war in a conflict which was far more about the gulf between British and Chinese views of international order and the rules of trade. I enjoyed reading it immensely.' - Professor Lord William Wallace, London School of Economics and Political Science</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>HARRY G. GELBER is Professor of History and Political Science and Visiting Research Fellow at the Asian Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Economy. His publications include <em>Australia, Britain and the EEC, 1961-1963</em>, <em>National Power, Security and Economic Uncertainty</em>, and <em>Sovereignty Through Interdependence</em>.

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