A History of Intoxication (Opium in Assam, 1800-1959)

A History of Intoxication (Opium in Assam, 1800-1959)

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAZ846
Author: Kawal Deep Kaur
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Language: English
Edition: 2019
ISBN: 9789388540254
Pages: 324 (12 B/W Illustrations)
Cover: HARDCOVER
Other Details 8.80 X 5.80 inch
Weight 510 gm

Book Description

About the Book

Within an imperialism-centered paradigm, A History of Intoxication: Opium in Assam, 1800-1959 is an attempt to unearth a critical relationship between a crucial lever of colonialism in Asia and a frontier province filled with tea gardens and on a route laden with opium poppy.

The present volume is premised on explaining several queries that revolve around the emerging pattern of consumption of opium in colonial Assam and the creation of drug-dependency in a social context. It analyses in a comprehensive manner the competing forces of the empire which played a key role in the production and distribution of opium; national politics alongside international drug diplomacy and how these together shaped the discourse of opium in Assam; the wider implications of opium production and consumption in the agrarian economy and the narrative of the nationalist critique of intoxication.

About the Author

Kawal Deep Kaur is an independent researcher on narcotics and drug policy. She has presented her work at various national and international forums. Dr. Kaur is currently Member of Board at the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, UK.

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