Lodwick, Kathleen L. <br/><br/>
Crusaders Against Opium  Protestant Missionaries in China, 1874-1917. 

 - Lexington :  The University Press of Kentucky,  (c)1996. 
 - 1 online resource (233 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: Opium in China in the Late Nineteenth Century; TWO: Missionaries Organize to Oppose Opium; THREE: The Pro-Opium Forces and Government Investigations; FOUR: The Anti-Opium Lobby Comes of Age; FIVE: Success and Failures of Opium Suppression; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. 
<br/><br/> Opium addiction in China during the closing decades of the Ch'ing dynasty afflicted all segments of society. From government officials to farmers, the population fell prey to the effects of the drug. Some provinces reported addiction rates as high as eighty percent. With the birth of Chinese nationalism, reformers -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813149684 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Protestant churches--Missions--History--China--19th century.<br/>Protestant churches--Missions--History--China--20th century.<br/>Opium trade--History--China--19th century.<br/>Opium trade--History--China--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>China  19th century  Politics and government China  20th century  Politics and government China  History  Opium war, 1840-1842 Opium trade  History  19th century  China Opium trade  History  20th century  China Protestant churches  Missions  History  19th century  China Protestant churches  Missions  History  20th century  China 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV3415  / .C787 1996