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In the nineteenth century, opium smoking was common throughout China and regarded as a vice no different from any other: pleasurable, potentially dangerous, but

An intriguing historical examination of China's widespread opium epidemic

This “crisp and readable account” of the nineteenth century British campaign sheds light on modern Chinese identity through “a heartbreaking story of war�

Extensively revised and updated, this popular text conveys the drama of China's struggle to modernize against the backdrop of a proud and difficult history. Spa

Surprisingly little has been written about the complicated relationship between opium and China and its people. Opium, State, and Society goes a long way toward