Opium Regimes
Subtitle: China, Britain, and Japan, 1839-1952
Contributors: Timothy Brook (Editor); Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: August 7, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780520222366
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Asian studies; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; World history: from c 1900 -; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History: World; Drug traffic; Sociology - General; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Opium trade; China; Japan; United Kingdom, Great Britain; International - General; General; International Relations - General; History / General; Drug control; History; Narcotics, Control of
First sentence: Opium in Chinese history is a large subject, as Jonathan Spence has observed.