The social life of opium in China /

"In a broad-ranging narrative, Zheng Yangwen's book explores the history of opium consumption in China from 1483 to the late twentieth century. The story begins in the mid-Ming dynasty, when opium was sent as a gift by vassal states and used as an aphrodisiac in court. Over time, the Chine...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Zheng, Yangwen (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Sujets:
Conference Internationale de l'Opium
1700-1799
Opium abuse > China > History.
Medicine > History > 18th century.
Opium abuse > Social aspects > China.
Opium > history
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Opioid-Related Disorders > history
Social Problems > history
Opiomanie > Chine > Histoire.
Opiomanie > Aspect social > Chine.
Médecine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Medicine
Opium abuse
Opiate
Alltagskultur
Drogenabhängigkeit
Opium
China
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 'The art of alchemists, sex and court ladies'
  • As the empire changed hands
  • 'The age of calicoes and tea and opium'
  • 'A hobby among the high and the low in officialdom'
  • Taste-making and trendsetting
  • The political redefinition of opium consumption
  • Outward and downward 'liquidation'
  • 'The volume of smoke and powder'
  • 'The unofficial history of the poppy'
  • Opiate of the people
  • The road to St. Louis
  • 'Shanghai vice'

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