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The Social Life of Opium in China Yangwen, Zheng (National University of Singapore)
The Social Life of Opium in China
Yangwen, Zheng (National University of Singapore)
Tracing the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years, asking who introduced opium to China, how it spread across all sections of society. Accompanied by a fascinating collection of illustrations, this study offers a vivid and alternative perspective on life in China.
256 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps 6 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 8, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521846080 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 159 × 22 mm · 514 g |
| Language | English |