Opium, State, and Society: China's Narco-Economy and the Guomindang, 1924-1937 9780824863791

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Opium, State, and Society: China's Narco-Economy and the Guomindang, 1924-1937
9780824863791

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Edward R. Slack

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Romanization
Weights and Measures
Introduction
1. China’s Narco-Economy in the 1920s and 1930s
2. The Effects of Opium on Chinese Society
3. Guomindang Opium Policy during the Height of Warlordism, 1924–1928
4. Nanjing’s Response to Attacks on Opium Policy, 1924–1937
5. Practical Determinants of Guomindang Opium Policy
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
INDEX
About the Author

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