History of the opium problem

Titel: History of the opium problem : the assault on the East, ca. 1600-1950 / by Hans Derks
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden; Boston : Brill, [2012]
Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 824 Seiten) : Illustrationen, Diagramme
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
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mehrbändiges Werk:
Sinica Leidensia ; volume 105
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ISBN: 9789004225893 ; 9789004221581

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.