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962553
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b716923
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Zheng, Yangwen
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| Title & Author
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The social life of opium in China /\ Zheng Yangwen.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0511125666
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: 0511126174
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: 9780511125669
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: 9780511126178
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: 9780511819575
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: 9780521608565
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: 9786610458172
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0521608562
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0521846080
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9780521608565
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9780521846080
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (225-236) and index.
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| Contents
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'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'
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| Abstract
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"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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Conference Internationale de l'Opium
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Opium abuse-- China-- History.
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Opiomanie-- Aspect social-- Chine.
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Opiomanie-- Chine-- Histoire.
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Alltagskultur
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Drogenabhängigkeit
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Opiate
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Opium abuse.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Opium.
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Opium-- history.
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History, 18th Century.
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History, 19th Century.
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History, 20th Century.
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Opioid-Related Disorders-- history.
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Social Problems-- history.
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China.
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China
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China.
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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306/.1
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| LC Classification
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HV5840.C6Z44 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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2009 J-469
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WM 11 JC6Z63s 2005
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RR 69977rvk
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