Opium: A History
by:
Martin Booth (author)
This definitive history of one of the most notorious drugs of all time traces opium's astounding impact on world culture--from its religious use by prehistoric peoples to its influence on the imaginations of the Romantic writers; from the earliest medical science to the Sino-British opium wars.
This definitive history of one of the most notorious drugs of all time traces opium's astounding impact on world culture--from its religious use by prehistoric peoples to its influence on the imaginations of the Romantic writers; from the earliest medical science to the Sino-British opium wars.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312206673 (0312206674)
ASIN: 312206674
Publish date: June 12th 1999
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
This book contains some interesting information and provides a broad and in-depth historical look at its topic. However, it’s a bit dull, rations its commas much too severely, has a tendency to overgeneralize, and its racial characterizations and blind spots are troubling. And by virtue of being pub...
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