Opium and the limits of empire : drug prohibition in the Chinese interior, 1729-1850 / David Anthony Bello.
Record details
- ISBN: 1684174058
- ISBN: 9781684174058
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 361 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : 2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-347) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The British Prohibition in India in Comparative Perspective -- Regional Administrative Structures -- The Han Core and Policy Formation -- The Opium Problem in Xinjiang -- The Opium Problem in Southwestern China -- Opium and Qing Expansionism -- Dynastic Opium Policy Before the Daoguang Reign -- Translation of Shanxi Taiyu District Magistrate Chen Lihe's "Opium Prohibition Pledge" Stele -- Character List -- Works Cited -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by JSTOR. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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Subject: | Drug abuse > China > History. Drug control > China > History. Drug traffic > Government policy > China > History. Opium trade > China > History. Drogue, Lutte contre la > Chine > Histoire. Drogues > Trafic > Politique gouvernementale > Chine > Histoire. Opium > Commerce > Chine > Histoire. Toxicomanie > Chine > Histoire. Drogues > Lutte contre > Chine > Histoire. Drug abuse. Drug control. HISTORY > Historical Geography. Opium trade. Opium > Industrie et commerce > Chine > Histoire. opium > prohibition > Chine > 1729 > 19e s. (1ere moitie) opium > trafic > Chine > 1729 > 19e s. (1ere moitie) opium > trafic. China. |
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