Opium, State, and Society : : China's Narco-Economy and the Guomindang, 1924-1937 /

Opium, State, and Society : : China's Narco-Economy and the Guomindang, 1924-1937 / / Edward R. Slack.

Surprisingly little has been written about the complicated relationship between opium and China and its people. Opium, State, and Society goes a long way toward illuminating this relationship in the Republican period, when all levels of Chinese society--from peasants to school teachers, merchants, w...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Slack, Edward R.,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2000]
©2000
Year of Publication:2000
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Romanization
  • Weights and Measures
  • Introduction
  • 1. China's Narco-Economy in the 1920s and 1930s
  • 2. The Effects of Opium on Chinese Society
  • 3. Guomindang Opium Policy during the Height of Warlordism, 1924-1928
  • 4. Nanjing's Response to Attacks on Opium Policy, 1924-1937
  • 5. Practical Determinants of Guomindang Opium Policy
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • INDEX
  • About the Author

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