The Lion and the Dragon by Lawrence James

The Lion and the Dragon

Written byLawrence James
Length7h52m
Release dateAugust 3, 2023
Languageenglish
★★★★☆ 4.5 (15 ratings)

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AuthorLawrence James
NarratorCharles Armstrong
Runtime7h52m
PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Rating★★★★☆ 4.5 / 5 (15 ratings)
CategoriesHistory, Asia, China, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 19th Century, 20th Century
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

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Napoleon warned 'Let China sleep; when she wakes, she will shake the world'. Lawrence James's magisterial history analyses the relationship between Britain and China between the beginning of the Opium Wars in 1839 and the transfer of power in Hong Kong in 1997. THE LION AND THE DRAGON reveals...

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