A History of Intoxication

Opium in Assam, 1800-1959

von Kawal Deep Kour

320 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume unearths the emerging pattern of consumption of opium in colonial Assam and the creation of drug-dependency in a social context. It analyses the competing forces of the empire which played a key role in the production and distribution of opium; national politics alongside international drug diplomacy and how these together shaped the discourse of opium in Assam; the wider implications of opium production and consumption in the agrarian economy and the narrative of the nationalist critique of intoxication.Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Soziale und ethische Themen Soziale Aspekte Soziale Aspekte
• ISBN: 9781032654249
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2024
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)