TY - BOOK AU - Lodwick,Kathleen L. TI - Crusaders Against Opium: Protestant Missionaries in China, 1874-1917 SN - 9780813149684 AV - BV3415 .C787 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Protestant churches KW - Missions KW - China KW - History KW - 19th century KW - 20th century KW - Opium trade KW - Politics and government KW - Opium war, 1840-1842 KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 -- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938007&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -