{"product_id":"silk-silver-opium-the-trade-with-china-that-changed-history-paperback","title":"Silk Silver Opium: The Trade with China that Changed History (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px solid; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-pan-x: ; --tw-pan-y: ; --tw-pinch-zoom: ; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-gradient-from-position: ; --tw-gradient-via-position: ; --tw-gradient-to-position: ; --tw-ordinal: ; --tw-slashed-zero: ; --tw-numeric-figure: ; --tw-numeric-spacing: ; --tw-numeric-fraction: ; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-blur: ; --tw-brightness: ; --tw-contrast: ; --tw-grayscale: ; 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--tw-contain-layout: ; --tw-contain-paint: ; --tw-contain-style: ; margin-top: 2.4rem;\"\u003eMuch about China's modern relationship with the West is the product of its past inter-reactions, conflicts, victories and humiliations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe South China Sea was the place from where the ultimately destructive European sailing ships arrived. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ryukyu Island chain was the place from where marauding Japanese pirates preyed mercilessly on China's east coast ports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaiwan was where anti-Qing rebels established a stronghold in the seventeenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Pembroke\u003c\/b\u003e was a Supreme Court Judge in Sydney,\nAustralia, before turning his hand to writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e His books include\nAustralia \u003ci\u003eArthur Phillip - Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy (2013)\u003c\/i\u003e,\nan historical biography of the first governor, that was short-listed for one of\nthe highest awards in Australia, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards; \u003ci\u003eKorea\n- Where the American Century Began (2018\u003c\/i\u003e), a military and political\ncritique of the Korean War that was nominated for a number of awards; and \u003ci\u003ePlay\nBy the Rules (2020)\u003c\/i\u003e, a polemic about American leadership that was\npublished in the United States as \u003ci\u003eAmerica in Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHis\nbooks have received praise from Simon Winchester, Noam Chomsky and A.C.\nGrayling among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe has written for \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAl\nJazeera\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e and news\npublications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45009587241167,"sku":"9781761451980","price":30.52,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_8ece9c3c-1ffb-478a-b05f-607d75b2fd5f.jpg?v=1777361438","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/silk-silver-opium-the-trade-with-china-that-changed-history-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}