The Social Life of Opium in China - Brossura

Yangwen, Zheng

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ISBN 10: 0521608562 ISBN 13: 9780521608565

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Riassunto

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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Recensione:

'A forthcoming book by Yangwen Zheng, The Social Life of Opium (Cambridge University Press) makes a perfect complement to this one, as it concentrates much more on the 1500-1911 period ...'. History Today

Descrizione del libro:

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.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521608562
• ISBN 13: 9780521608565
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256