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The Social Life of Opium in China (Paperback)
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The Social Life of Opium in China (Paperback)
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In a remarkable and broad-ranging narrative, Yangwen Zheng'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 Chinese people from different
classes and regions began to use it for recreational purposes, so
beginning a complex culture of opium consumption. The book traces
this transformation over a period of five hundred years, asking who
introduced opium to China, how it spread across all sections of
society, embraced by rich and poor alike as a culture and an
institution. The book, which is accompanied by a fascinating
collection of illustrations, will appeal to students and scholars
of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics,
and all those with an interest in China.
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