Empires of Vice

The Rise of Opium Prohibition across Southeast Asia

Empires of Vice
Diana S Kim
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10 Aug 2021 US
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9780691199702
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A history of opium' s dramatic fall from favor in colonial Southeast AsiaDuring the late nineteenth century, opium was integral to European colonial rule in Southeast Asia. The taxation of opium was a major source of revenue for British and French colonizers, who also derived moral authority from imposing a tax on a peculiar vice of their non-Eu
"Kim' s argument adds a valuable dimension and a perspective from the colonies most affected in a period which has been less written about by historians. . . . [Kim] adds to our understanding of how fundamental changes in response to the consumption of opiates came about. "---Virginia Berridge, Addiction "Empires of Vice is well researched, with sources ranging from government records and meeting minutes to personal papers from state and private archives. It is written in an accessible style and will be of value to scholars of Southeast Asia, drugs history, and colonialism. "---Eric Colvard, Journal of British Studies
Diana S. Kim is assistant professor of political science at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
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ISBN-13: 9780691199702
Published: 10 Aug 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 336

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