| Webs of Smoke: Smugglers, Warlords, Spies, and the History of the International Drug Trade Contributor(s): Meyer, Kathryn (Author), Parssinen, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 074252003X ISBN-13: 9780742520035 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $48.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: This fascinating history of international drug trafficking in the first half of the twentieth century follows the stories of American nares and gangsters, Japanese spies, Chinese warlords, and soldiers of fortune whose lives revolved around opium. The drug trade centered on China, which was before 1949 the world's largest narcotic market. The authors tell the interlocking stories of the many extraordinary personalities -- sinister and otherwise -- involved in narcotics trafficking in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Drawing on a rich store of U.S., British, European, Japanese, and Chinese archives, this unique study will be invaluable for all readers interested in the drug trade and contemporary East Asian history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 2004003352 |
| Series: State & Society in East Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.88" W x 8.92" (1.21 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fascinating history of international drug trafficking in the first half of the twentieth century follows the stories of American narcs and gangsters, Japanese spies, Chinese warlords, and soldiers of fortune whose lives revolved around opium. The drug trade centered on China, which was before 1949, the world's largest narcotic market. The authors tell the interlocking stories of the many extraordinary personalities_sinister and otherwise_involved in narcotics trafficking in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Drawing on a rich store of U.S., British, European, Japanese, and Chinese archives, this unique study will be invaluable for all readers interested in the drug trade and contemporary East Asian history. |