| Drugs and Empires: Essays in Modern Imperialism and Intoxication, C.1500 to C.1930 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Mills, J. (Editor), Barton, P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230516513 ISBN-13: 9780230516519 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2007 Annotation: "Drugs and Empires" introduces new research from a range of historians that re-evaluates the relationship between intoxicants and empires in the modern world. It re-examines controversies about such issues as the Asian opium trade or the sale of alcohol in Africa. It addresses new areas of research, including the impact of imperial drugs profits on American history, or the place of African states in the development of international regulations. The outcome is to provoke new perspectives on both drugs and empires. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - History | Asia - General - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 362.290 |
| LCCN: 2007038453 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.03" W x 8.59" (0.94 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drugs and Empires introduces new research that re-evaluates the relationship between intoxicants and empires in the modern world. It re-examines controversies about such issues as the Asian opium trade or the sale of alcohol in Africa and addresses new areas of research, including the impact of imperial drugs profits on American history. |
