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River of smoke
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Amitav Ghosh |
In September 1838 a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured laborers from Calcutta to Mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind. When … |
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Keeping bad company
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Caro Peacock |
London, 1840. Private investigator Liberty makes a connection between a dead merchant and escalating rows with China over the lucrative opium trade. Can she solve a murder that took place six months … |
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The Best Bad Things
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Katrina Marie Carrasco,Katrina Carrasco |
"A period novel about a female detective who goes undercover (occasionally as a man), to infiltrate a smuggling ring, and navigates shifting allegiances once on the inside" -- |
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Smuggling as subversion
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Amar Farooqui |
With reference to Malwa, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India. |
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Drugs, the U.S., and Khun Sa
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Francis W. Belanger |
On role of Shan heroin king, Khun Sa, b. 1933 or 4, in Southeast Asian and international drug trafficking. |
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The Chinese Opium Wars
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Jack Beeching |
"Jack Beeching's enlightening account of a notorious epoch in nineteenth-century imperialism sets the background for China's view of the West today. In the 1820s British merchants were under pressure… |
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Ocean of bitter dreams
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Robert J. Schwendinger |
"Ocean of Bitter Dreams appears to be the most authoritative account which presents the history of maritime relations from the point of view of those who are typically overlooked by historians. Thoug… |
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Broken blossoms
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Pam Crooks |
Carleigh wants only to escape her father's lies and find the mother she never knew. Trig is determined to bring her back again. When she flees into the California wilderness, Trig is blackmailed by h… |
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