Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Poem by the late Mr Qin Esheng
- Foreword by Professor Wang Gungwu
- Foreword by Professor C. A. Bayly
- Preface
- Part I The confusion of imperialism
- Part II The pretext for imperialism
- Part III The personalities of imperialism
- Part IV The rhetoric of imperialism
- Part V The mechanics of imperialism
- Part VI The economics of imperialism
- Part VII The dynamics of imperialism
- Chronology of major events
- Word list
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
Part II - The pretext for imperialism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Poem by the late Mr Qin Esheng
- Foreword by Professor Wang Gungwu
- Foreword by Professor C. A. Bayly
- Preface
- Part I The confusion of imperialism
- Part II The pretext for imperialism
- Part III The personalities of imperialism
- Part IV The rhetoric of imperialism
- Part V The mechanics of imperialism
- Part VI The economics of imperialism
- Part VII The dynamics of imperialism
- Chronology of major events
- Word list
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The acting British consul, Harry Parkes, claimed that the Union Jack had been hauled down from the mast of a ship called the Arrow on 8 October 1856. This was the famous Arrow incident. Commissioner Yeh denied Parkes's claim. The dispute led to war. It is important, therefore, to find out what actually happened. Let us begin then with a brief history of the Arrow and of the Arrow incident, then examine the conditions in which the incident was documented, and decide how much weight may be attached to each piece of evidence. In this way, we may better assess the realities of the casus belli.
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- Deadly DreamsOpium and the Arrow War (1856–1860) in China, pp. 41 - 42Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998