A Brief History Of Opium
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Milk Of Paradise
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Author : Lucy Inglis
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2018-08-09
Milk Of Paradise written by Lucy Inglis and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-09 with History categories.
'Lucy Inglis has done a wonderful job bringing together a wide range of sources to tell the history of the most exciting and dangerous plants in the world. Telling the story of opium tells us much about our faults and foibles as humans – our willingness to experiment; our ability to become addicts; our pursuit of money. This book tells us more than about opium; it tells us about ourselves.' - Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads ‘The only thing that is good is poppies. They are gold.’ Poppy tears, opium, heroin, fentanyl: humankind has been in thrall to the ‘Milk of Paradise’ for millennia. The latex of papaver somniferum is a bringer of sleep, of pleasurable lethargy, of relief from pain – and hugely addictive. A commodity without rival, it is renewable, easy to extract, transport and refine, and subject to an insatiable global demand. No other substance in the world is as simple to produce or as profitable. It is the basis of a gargantuan industry built upon a shady underworld, but ultimately it is a farm-gate material that lives many lives before it reaches the branded blister packet, the intravenous drip or the scorched and filthy spoon. Many of us will end our lives dependent on it. In Milk of Paradise, acclaimed cultural historian Lucy Inglis takes readers on an epic journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and Afghanistan, from Sanskrit to pop, from poppy tears to smack, from morphine to today’s synthetic opiates. It is a tale of addiction, trade, crime, sex, war, literature, medicine and, above all, money. And, as this ambitious, wide-ranging and compelling account vividly shows, the history of opium is our history and it speaks to us of who we are.
A Brief History Of Opium
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Author : Matthew Leigh EMBLETON
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07-15
A Brief History Of Opium written by Matthew Leigh EMBLETON and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-15 with categories.
Ideas about the origin of humankind's relationship with the opium poppy are complex and varied, and the further back in time we look, the more hypotheses and speculation we find filling in the gaps. Perhaps this strangest and most mysterious of plants has the power to vividly inspire the imagination as much in the study of its history, as with the generation of Romantic Poets who believed that its extracts stimulated their imagination to write a new genre of poetry filled with visual imagery. From ancient civilisations of the Neolithic period to the present day, the opium poppy (Papaver Somniferum) has a fascinating history, from iconic associations with the dark symbolism of trance, sleep, dreams, and death in Greco-Roman mythology, to the search for ever stronger pain relief without the dangers of addiction in modern medicine. Since its discovery and identification as a powerful painkiller in ancient medical texts, to the battlefields of the American Civil War, 'God's Own Medicine' has been both a blessing and a curse for humankind. The growth and profitability of the opium trade has caused wars, and funded others. It has relieved pain for some, but been the cause of pain and suffering for others. Its illicit recreational use, subsequent addiction, and complex issues of war and politics have plagued humankind to this day.
Opium
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Author : Martin Booth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Opium written by Martin Booth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Medical categories.
This history of the drug opium examines its multi-faceted nature, spanning centuries and continents. The book explores the cultivation, spread, usages and influences of the drug which has, on one hand, led to the use of heroin, and on the other, is an income for peasant farmers in the Third World.
History Of The Opium Problem
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Author : Hans Derks
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-04-18
History Of The Opium Problem written by Hans Derks and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-18 with Social Science categories.
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.
History Of The Opium Problem
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Author : Hans Derks
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-04-18
History Of The Opium Problem written by Hans Derks and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-18 with Social Science categories.
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.
The White Poppy
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Author : James Maurice Scott
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Release Date : 1969
The White Poppy written by James Maurice Scott and has been published by Heinemann Educational Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Medical categories.
Indhold: The plant of good and evil ; Celestials and barbarians ; Opium and the creative mind ; The great debate ; Doctor Opium ; International control ; The artful dodgers ; Traffic in war ; As things stand
The Opium Trade
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Author : Nathan Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853
The Opium Trade written by Nathan Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1853 with Opium trade categories.
Narcotic Culture
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Author : Frank Dikötter
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Narcotic Culture written by Frank Dikötter and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with History categories.
'China was turned into a nation of opium addicts by the pernicious forces of imperialist trade.' This book systematically questions this assertion, showing that opium had few harmful effects on either health or longevity, that most smokers used it in mode
Opium Regimes
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Author : Timothy Brook
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2000-09-18
Opium Regimes written by Timothy Brook and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-18 with History categories.
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 Japanese imperial agents as well.
The Social Life Of Opium In China
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Author : Yangwen Zheng
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-09-08
The Social Life Of Opium In China written by Yangwen Zheng and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-08 with History categories.
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