History of the Opium Problem

History of the Opium Problem

The Assault on the East, ca. 1600 - 1950

by Hans Derks

852 pages· 2012· ISBN 9789004225893
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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 introduced in India and Indonesia by the Dutch in the 17th century. China suffered the most, but was also the first to get rid of the opium problem around 1950.

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