History of the Opium problem [electronic resource] : the assault on the East, ca. 1600-1950 / by Hans Derks.

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 probl...

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