{"product_id":"imperial-twilight-the-opium-war-and-the-end-of-chinas-last-golden-age","title":"Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Entertaining and well-paced... Platt's compelling book is a sobering read that should focus the minds of those who like to talk of the achievements of the Victorian age without thinking about how those were achieved, or how they were funded.' \u003c\/b\u003ePeter Frankopan, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1839 Britain embarked on the first of its wars with China, sealing the fate of the most prosperous and powerful empire in Asia, if not the world. Motivated by drug profiteering and free-trade interests, the Opium War helped shaped the China we know today, sparking the eventual fall of the Qing dynasty and the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImperial Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting and revealing account of the end of China's Golden Age and the origins of one of the most unjust wars in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 560 pages | Published June 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63956864041309,"sku":"9781786494870","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/imperial-twilight-the-opium-war-and-the-end-of-chinas-last-golden-age","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}