The Social Life of Opium in China

Zheng (National University of Singapore) Yangwen

Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Tracing the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years, asking who introduced opium to China, how it spread across all sections of society. Accompanied by a fascinating collection of illustrations, this study offers a vivid and alternative perspective on life in China.

ISBN-13
9780521846080
ISBN-10
0521846080
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
Publication date
2005-09-08
Pages
256
Dimensions
159x235x22
Weight
514