{"product_id":"empire-of-addiction-opium-tea-and-the-secret-economics-of-the-triangular-trade-how-the-british-empire-used-narcotics-silver-and-commerce-to-resh-9798199981781","title":"Empire of Addiction: Opium, Tea, and the Secret Economics of the Triangular Trade: How the British Empire Used Narcotics, Silver, and Commerce to Resh","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arthur Cannon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe British Empire had a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain loved tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina wanted silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Britain was running out of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo solve this crisis, the British Empire built one of the most profitable and controversial trading systems in history. Using the vast resources of India and the power of the East India Company, Britain transformed opium into a global commodity, flooded China with narcotics, reversed the flow of silver, and reshaped the balance of world power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe consequences would be catastrophic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions became addicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina's economy destabilized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWars were fought to protect commercial interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd an empire found a way to finance its global ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpire of Addiction is a gripping narrative history of the Opium Wars, the East India Company's narcotics monopoly, and the hidden economic engine that helped sustain British imperial expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the poppy fields of Bengal to the trading houses of Canton and the corridors of power in London, this book follows merchants, politicians, reformers, smugglers, soldiers, and ordinary families caught within a system built on profit and dependency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How Britain's obsession with tea created a financial crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The rise of the East India Company's opium monopoly in Bengal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The secret smuggling networks that flooded China with narcotics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Commissioner Lin Zexu's dramatic campaign against the opium trade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The First and Second Opium Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The Treaty of Nanjing and the birth of the treaty-port system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How opium profits helped fund imperial expansion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why the Opium Wars remain central to China's modern worldview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining documentary-style storytelling with rigorous historical research, Empire of Addiction reveals the hidden economics behind one of history's most influential empires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not simply the story of a drug trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the story of how addiction became imperial policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd how that policy changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968334446743,"sku":"9798199981781","price":1685.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199981781.webp?v=1782917589","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/empire-of-addiction-opium-tea-and-the-secret-economics-of-the-triangular-trade-how-the-british-empire-used-narcotics-silver-and-commerce-to-resh-9798199981781","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}