Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy

ISBN-13: 9780674051348 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 272 str.

Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy

Opis

Known to the Greeks as opos or opion, as afiun in Persian and Arabic, and fuyung in Chinese, opium is at once a palliative and a poison. Its exotic origins, its literary associations, and the properties that are, often erroneously, attributed to it have ensured an ongoing air of mystery. Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy reveals the long and fascinating history of a powerful and addictive drug and explores the changing fortunes of the modern-day illicit opium trade, especially in the remote regions of Asia.