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020 _a9780786493579
028 _aBrijwasi Book Distributors
_b;H-87,Lalita Park,Laxmi Nagar,Delhi-110092
_c;BW/004925
_d;21/09/2018
082 _a382.41375 JAN
100 _aHunt Janin
245 _aIndia-China opium trade in the nineteenth century
_c/Hunt Janin
260 _aJefferson, N.C.
_b: McFarland
_c, 2014
300 _a224 pages
_b: illustrations, map
_c; 23 cm
365 _b1775
520 _aFrom 1823 to 1860 a fleet of small, fast brigs and schooners carried chests of opium from India to China, often facing the challenges of pirates and typhoons along the way. This shadowy trade, conducted by American, British, and Indian firms, thrived despite its moral and legal consequences.
650 _aSocial Sciences
655 _aOpium trade
_bIndia -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 19th century.
700 _aHunt Janin
942 _cBOOK
999 _c50308
_d50308