They were wondering in search of their lost family members, they were constantly in danger, with a possibility of being killed, secretly enslaved or beaten up harshly. Their lives for sure were quite bitter even after the civil war. After all, the war could not change the point of view of the landowners in the South in a fingerclick, that required much more time and patience.
— Part II will discuss how precedents can lose their binding effect ... decisis ensures the legitimacy of the judicial process by “permit[ting] society to ...
Explanation:
<span>The Opium Wars had several resounding effects on China. The first being the more obvious results of losing the war: a weakened military, weakened defenses (several were forced to be torn down after the treaty), opening up of more ports to British and others after the second Opium War (this affected the pouring in of opium as well as a greater influence of Westerners in China), a ridiculous indemnity both times, the sacking of the Summer Palace, and several others. </span>
Maybe it means that there’s a difference between how much land they own or something. It says there was a difference between the amount of land they occupied and the amount of land they couldn’t control. So maybe they didn’t own/have a lot of land but there was a lot of land they couldn’t get to/take over etc. or maybe this situation could be vice versa so they have a ton of land but only a little isn’t “controlled” let me know if this helps sorry if it’s confusing I’m just guessing based on the context clues :)
