Search Results for: The Opium Problem

Covering a period of about four centuries, this book demonstrates the economic and political components of the opium problem. As a mass product, opium was intro

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A renowned authority on the secret world of opium recounts his descent into ruinous obsession with one of the world’s oldest and mos

A fascinating look at the other side of the Opium Wars In this tragic and powerful story, the two Opium Wars of 1839–1842 and 1856–1860 between Britain and

Opium Regimes draws on a range of research to show that the opium trade was not purely a British operation, but involved Chinese merchants and state agents, and

An intriguing historical examination of China's widespread opium epidemic