History of the Opium problem : the assault on the East, ca. 1600-1950 /
Covering a period of about four centuries, this book demonstrates the economic and political components of the opium problem. As a mass product, opium was introduced in India and Indonesia by the Dutch in the 17th century. China suffered the most, but was also the first to get rid of the opium probl...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012.
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Colección: | Sinica Leidensia ;
v. 105. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Covering a period of about four centuries, this book demonstrates the economic and political components of the opium problem. As a mass product, opium was introduced in India and Indonesia by the Dutch in the 17th century. China suffered the most, but was also the first to get rid of the opium problem around 1950. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 824 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004225893 9004225897 9789004221581 9004221581 9781280570544 1280570547 |