ISBN:
9780511819575
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages)
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306/.1
Schlagwort(e):
Geschichte
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Geschichte 1483-2000
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Geschichte
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Opium abuse / China / History
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Alltagskultur
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Drogenabhängigkeit
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Opium
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Opiate
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China
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Electronic books
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China
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Opium
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Alltagskultur
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Geschichte 1483-2000
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China
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Drogenabhängigkeit
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Opiate
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Geschichte
Kurzfassung:
In a remarkable and broad-ranging narrative, Yangwen Zheng'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 five hundred years, asking who introduced opium to China, how it spread across 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, will appeal to students and scholars of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and all those with an interest in China
Anmerkung:
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511819575
URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511819575
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511819575
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