History of Intoxication - Opium in Assam, 18001959

This volume unearths the emerging pattern of consumption of opium in colonial Assam and the creation of drug-dependency in a social context. It analyses the competing forces of the empire which played a key role in the production and distribution of opium; national politics alongside international drug diplomacy and how these together shaped the discourse of opium in Assam; the wider implications of opium production and consumption in the agrarian economy and the narrative of the nationalist critique of intoxication.Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Product details

• Authors: Kawal Deep Kour
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032654249
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265424-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, India, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Regional Geography, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects