UID:
almahu_9949701310202882
Format:
1 online resource (xxvi, 824 pages) :
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illustrations, maps.
ISBN:
9789004225893
Series Statement:
Sinica Leidensia ; v. 105
Content:
This is the first scholarly study in which the production, trade and political effects of opium and its derivatives are shown over many centuries, and in many countries (China, India, Indonesia, Japan, all Southeast Asian countries and some in Europe and the Americas). Starting in the 16th century, slavery and opium became the two means with which the bodies and souls of men and women in the tropics were exploited in western imperialism and colonialism. The first waned with the abolition movement in the 19th century, but opium production and trade continued to spread, with the associated serious social and political effects. Around 1670 the Dutch introduced opium as a cash crop for mass production and distribution in India and Indonesia. China became the main target in the 19th century, and only succeeded in getting rid of the opium problem around 1950. Then it had already been transformed from an "Eastern" into a "Western" problem.
Note:
Malaysia (Melaka, Malacca) and Singapore.
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Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Politics of Guilt -- 3 The "Original Sin" -- 4 Conclusions -- 5 The Actual Sins -- 6 Tea for Opium Vice Versa -- 7 Indian Profits -- 8 The Invention of an English Opium Problem -- 9 A First Reflection -- 10 Portuguese Lessons -- 11 Pepper for Opium Vice Versa -- 12 The Bengal Scene -- 13 The "Violent Opium Company" (VOC) in the East -- 14 The Amphioen Society and the End of the VOC -- 15 The Chinese, the VOC and the Opium -- 16 From Trade Monopoly into Narco-State Monopoly -- 17 Tin for Opium, Opium for Tin? -- 18 Public Adventures of a Private State within the State -- 19 The Opium Regime of the Dutch (Colonial State), 1850-1950 -- 20 Profits -- 21 Reflections -- 22 Opium in and for La Douce France -- 23 The French Colonial Scene in Southeast Asia -- 24 The Southeast Asian Context -- 25 The Role of the Chinese in Southeast Asia -- 26 Reflections -- 27 Japan -- 28 United States of America -- 29 A Reflection -- 30 Blaming the Chinese Victims -- 31 The West and its Opium Import in China -- 32 Opium Production and Consumption in China -- 33 A Reflection -- PART SEVEN. THE STORY OF THE SNAKE AND ITS TAIL -- Appendix 1 From Rags to Riches to Rags, circa 1775-1914 -- Appendix 2 The Dutch Opium Import, 1678-1816 -- Appendix 3 The Amphioen Society Swindle -- Appendix 4 From VOC Opium to Raffles' Heritage -- Appendix 5 The French and Dutch Opium Factories -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Derks, Hans History of the Opium Problem : The Assault on the East, ca. 1600 - 1950 Leiden : BRILL, c2012 ISBN 9789004221581
Language:
English
