{"product_id":"silk-silver-opium","title":"Silk Silver Opium: The Trade with China that Changed History","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilk Silver Opium\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story of trade between China and the West and how it changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilk Silver Opium\u003c\/em\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. The South China Sea was the place from where the ultimately destructive European sailing ships arrived. The Ryukyu Island chain was the place from where marauding Japanese pirates preyed mercilessly on China's east coast ports. Taiwan was where anti-Qing rebels established a stronghold in the seventeenth century. The story of imperial China's trading relationship with the West is a powerful tale, with clear implications for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Pembroke\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Sydney in 1955. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eArthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), which was short-listed for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, and \u003cem\u003eKorea: Where the American Century Began\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), which was short-listed for the Queensland Literary Awards and the NSW Premier’s History Awards. He was educated at the Universities of Sydney and Cambridge and was a Director’s Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"APD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50768192536873,"sku":"9781761451980","price":28.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/47767a54-309c-4174-900f-b29e0059a8da.webp?v=1754756664","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/silk-silver-opium","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}