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The Social Life of Opium in China
Zheng Yangwen
出版Cambridge University Press, 2005-09-08
主題History / Asia / GeneralHistory / Asia / ChinaHistory / WorldSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Regional Studies
ISBN05218460809780521846080
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0gGrQx78TXIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In a remarkable and broad-ranging narrative, Yangwen Zheng's book explores the history of opium consumption in China from 1483 to the late twentieth century. The story begins in the mid-Ming dynasty, when opium was sent as a gift by vassal states and used as an aphrodisiac in court. Over time, the Chinese people from different classes and regions began to use it for recreational purposes, so beginning a complex culture of opium consumption. The book traces this transformation over a period of five hundred years, asking who introduced opium to China, how it spread across all sections of society, embraced by rich and poor alike as a culture and an institution. The book, which is accompanied by a fascinating collection of illustrations, will appeal to students and scholars of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and all those with an interest in China.