-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?st=rs&ac=dp&qi=wvMvydNRw475xkyAlbo40TwwvM94Z Yo4:101:370:1:1&bs=amazon&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eamazon%2Ecom%2Fexec%2Fobidos%2 FASIN%2F0824823613%2Fbookfindercom0e&oh=1 Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?st=rs&ac=dp&qi=wvMvydNRw475xkyAlbo40Tw wvM94ZYo4:101:370:1:1&bs=amazon&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eamazon%2Ecom%2Fexec%2Fob idos%2FASIN%2F0824823613%2Fbookfindercom0e&oh=1">Book Information from Amazon.com</A> ----- Opium, State, and Society : China's Narco-Economy and the Guomindang, 1924-1937 by Edward R. Slack Our Price: $29.95 This item will be published in January 2001. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Paperback (January 2001) Univ of Hawaii Pr; ISBN: 0824823613 This item will be published in January 2001. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Other Editions: Hardcover Amazon.com Sales Rank: 1,803,601 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Editorial Reviews Book Description Surprisingly little has been written about the complicated relationship between opium and China and its people. Opium, State, and Society goes a long way toward illuminating this relationship in the Republican period, when all levels of Chinese society--from peasants to school teachers, merchants, warlords, and ministers of finance--were physically or economically dependent on the drug. The centerpiece of this study is an investigation of the symbiotic relationship that evolved between opium and the Guomingdang's rise to power in the years 1924-1937. Despite attempts to find other sources of revenue, the Guomindang became increasingly addicted to the tax monies derived from the drug trade prior to the war with Japan. Based solidly on a previously untapped reservoir of archival sources from the People's Republic and Taiwan, this work critically analyzes the complex realities of a government policy that vacillated between prohibition and legalization, and ultimately sought to curtail the cultivation, sale, and consumption of opium through a government monopoly. About the Author Edward R. Slack, Jr. is assistant professor of history at Indiana State University. � 1996-2000, Amazon.com, Inc <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
