Opium

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Reducere. Following the harrowing journey of Lady Lee Su-Mei and her family, Robert Wang's debut novel is a historical drama told from dual perspectives--Chi...

Opium - Colin Falconer

Reducere. Noelle Bonaventure era fiica neastamparata a unui traficant corsican de opiu. Baptiste Croce era un aventurier, binecuvantat cu mai mult farmec dec...

An exploration of the first Opium War between Britain and China, which began in 1839. Over the past 170 years, this strange tale of misunderstandin...

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Reducere. An enlightening account of a notorious period in nineteenth-century imperialism, when an effort by the Chinese government to stamp out the country'...

Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) launched a fascination with drug use and abuse that has continued from his day to ...

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A compelling and comprehensive history of opium, a drug that has both healed and harmed since civilization began.

Raymond Aron's 1955 masterpiece The Opium of the Intellectuals, is one of the great works of twentieth- century political reflection. Aron shows ho...

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is a powerful nineteenth-century autobiography tracing Thomas De Quincey's journey of addiction, introduced b...

Publisher: Soho PressAuthor(s): Jasmine AimaqPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 192 x 30Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul l...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael PollanNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 21Cover type: Paperback / so...

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Publisher: Elsevier Science & TechnologyAuthor(s): Vasanth (Anesthesiologist, Mercy Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA) KumarIllustration(s): Approx. 120 ...

Reducere. In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a health...

De Quincey's investigation of his attachment to opium and how it connected with dreams and childhood, supported with extra material.

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Professor Diana S. KimIllustration(s): 20 b/w illus. 6 tables. 6 maps.Number of pages: 336Collectio...

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The Opium War of 1839-42 is a subject of enduring interest. The Chinese historian Mao Haijian presents a revisionist reading of the conflict and it...

The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize.

Reducere. A fascinating look at the other side of the Opium WarsIn this tragic and powerful story, the two Opium Wars of 1839-1842 and 1856-1860 between Brit...

The Opium War of 1839-42 is a subject of enduring interest. The Chinese historian Mao Haijian presents a revisionist reading of the conflict and it...

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This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of th...

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