The social life of opium in China / Zheng Yangwen.
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- 0511126174
- 9780511126178
- 0511125666
- 9780511125669
- 9780511819575
- 0511819579
- 0521846080
- 9780521846080
- 0521608562
- 9780521608565
- 9786610458172
- 6610458170
- Conference Internationale de l'Opium
- Opium abuse -- China -- History
- Medicine -- History -- 18th century
- Opium abuse -- Social aspects -- China
- Opium -- history
- History, 18th Century
- History, 19th Century
- History, 20th Century
- Opioid-Related Disorders -- history
- Social Problems -- history
- China
- Opiomanie -- Chine -- Histoire
- Opiomanie -- Aspect social -- Chine
- Médecine -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Médecine -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Opium abuse
- China
- Opiate
- Alltagskultur
- Drogenabhängigkeit
- China
- Opium
- 306/.1 22
- HV5840.C6 Z44 2005eb
- 2009 J-469
- WM 11 JC6
- RR 69977
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Includes bibliographical references (225-236) and index.
Print version record.
'The art of alchemists, sex and court ladies' -- As the empire changed hands -- 'The age of calicoes and tea and opium' -- 'A hobby among the high and the low in officialdom' -- Taste-making and trendsetting -- The political redefinition of opium consumption -- Outward and downward 'liquidation' -- 'The volume of smoke and powder' -- 'The unofficial history of the poppy' -- Opiate of the people -- The road to St. Louis -- 'Shanghai vice'
"In a broad-ranging narrative, Zheng Yangwen'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 500 years, asking who introduced opium to China, how it spread through 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, offers a vivid and alternative perspective on life in China, which will be embraced by students of history, anthropology and sociology, and all those with an interest in China."--Jacket.
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