{"product_id":"silk-silver-opium-how-trade-with-china-changed-the-world","title":"Silk Silver Opium: The Trade with China That Changed History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilk Silver Opium\u003c\/strong\u003e not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries and trade, but also what became inevitable – war and humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch about China’s modern relationship with the West is the product of its past inter-reactions, conflicts, victories and humiliations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe South China Sea was the place from where the ultimately destructive European sailing ships arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ryukyu Island chain was the place from where marauding Japanese pirates preyed mercilessly on China’s east coast ports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaiwan was where anti-Qing rebels established a stronghold in the seventeenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of imperial China’s trading relationship with the West is a powerful tale, with clear implications for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMichael Pembroke (Author)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Pembroke was a Supreme Court Judge in Sydney, Australia, before turning his hand to writing. His books include \u003cem\u003eArthur Phillip - Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), an historical biography of the first governor, that was short-listed for one of the highest awards in Australia, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards; \u003cem\u003eKorea - Where the American Century Began\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), a military and political critique of the Korean War that was nominated for a number of awards; and \u003cem\u003ePlay By the Rules\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), a polemic about American leadership that was published in the United States as \u003cem\u003eAmerica in Retreat\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have received praise from Simon Winchester, Noam Chomsky and A.C. Grayling among others. He has written for \u003cem\u003eTime \u003c\/em\u003eMagazine, Al Jazeera, the \u003cem\u003eSouth China Morning Post \u003c\/em\u003eand news publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardie Grant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46554943160477,"sku":"9781761451980","price":95.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/SilkSilverOpium_9781761451980_mphbooks.jpg?v=1745543531","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/silk-silver-opium-how-trade-with-china-changed-the-world","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}