02138cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500690014226400510021130000470026233600260030933700260033533800360036150000310039750801870042852011290061553400450174465300160178985600430180533376UtSlPG20260610133748.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHV1 aHaines, Charles Reginald12aA Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-08-08  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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Libraries.)  a"A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade" by C.R. Haines is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work aims to defend and clarify the British stance on the opium trade between India and China, countering accusations made by various anti-opium advocates. In doing so, it seeks to address and dismantle what the author considers misleading narratives surrounding England's role in the opium trade.  The opening of the text presents the author's preface, where Haines expresses his initial opposition to the opium trade influenced by the Anti-Opium Society's views before embarking on a detailed investigation of the topic. He reveals a transformation in his stance after examining both sides of the argument and consulting original sources. The preface sets the stage for Haines' intention to defend England's policy, rebutting allegations that the British were solely responsible for introducing opium to China and asserting that the trade was driven by both mutual demand and historical complexities rather than unilateral coercion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aOpium trade40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33376