| Description |
xi, 319 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-306) and index. |
| Contents |
The global spread of psychoactive substances (c. 1600-1900) -- Opium before the 'Opium War' (c. 1600-1840) -- Opium for the people : status, space and consumption (c. 1840-1940) -- The best possible and sure shield : Opium, disease and epidemics (c. 1840-1940) -- War on drugs : prohibition and the rise of narcophobia (c. 1880-1940) -- Curing the addict : prohibition and detoxification (c. 1880-1940) -- Pills and powders : the spread of semi-synthetic opiates (c. 1900-1940) -- Needle lore : the syringe in China (c. 1890-1950) -- China's other drugs (c. 1900-1950). |
| Subject |
Drug addiction -- China -- History.
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Opium abuse -- China -- History.
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Drug control -- China -- History.
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| Added Author |
Laamann, Lars Peter.
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Zhou, Xun, 1968-
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| ISBN |
0226149056 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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