Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia: Regulating Consumption in British Burma

By Ashley Wright

Book Overview

This study investigates the connections between opium policy and imperialism in Burma. It examines what influenced the imperial regime's opium policy decisions, such as racial ideologies, the necessity of articulating a convincing rationale for British governance, and Burma's position in multiple imperial and transnational networks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134933362X
• ISBN13: 9781349333622
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"