A History of Intoxication: Opium in Assam, 1800-1959 Contributor(s): Kour, Kawal Deep (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367417707 ISBN-13: 9780367417703 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.7" L (1.10 lbs) 320 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
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