OPIUM, EMPIRE AND THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY by Carl A. Trocki ( 9780415199186 )

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Title:

OPIUM, EMPIRE AND THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
A STUDY OF THE ASIAN OPIUM TRADE

By:

Carl A. Trocki

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0415199182

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9780415199186

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

2 September, 1999

Series:

Asia's Transformations

Pages:

224

Description:

The drug trade was a significant element underpinning the whole of colonial market expansion/ British imperial economy. This work explores in detail the growth and development of the opium trade in relation to colonial market expansion.

Synopsis:

Drug epidemics are clearly not just a peculiar feature of modern life; the opium trade in the nineteenth century tells us a great deal about Asian herion traffic today. In an age when we are increasingly aware of large scale drug use, this book takes a long look at the history of our relationship with mind-altering substances. Engagingly written, with lay readers as much as specialists in mind, this book will be fascinating reading for historians, social scientists, as well as those involved in Asian studies, or economic history.

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6 black & white tables

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Imprint:

Routledge

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