Intoxicating Manchuria: Alcohol, Opium, and Culture in China's Northeast

Intoxicating Manchuria: Alcohol, Opium, and Culture in China's Northeast
ISBN-10
0774824301
ISBN-13
9780774824309
Category
History
Pages
312
Language
English
Published
2012-08-28
Publisher
UBC Press
Author
Norman Smith

Description

Intoxicating Manchuria reveals how the powerful alcohol and opium industries in Northeast China were altered by warlord rule, Japanese occupation, political conflict, and a vigorous anti-intoxicant movement. Through the lens of the Chinese media’s depictions of alcohol and opium, Norman Smith examines how intoxicants and addiction were understood in this society, the role the Japanese occupation of Manchuria played in the portrayal of intoxicants, and the efforts made to reduce opium and alcohol consumption. This is the first English-language book-length study to focus on alcohol use in modern China and the first dealing with intoxicant restrictions in the region.

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