Smuggling as Subversion

Smuggling as Subversion
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0739108867
ISBN-13 : 9780739108864
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Book Synopsis Smuggling as Subversion by : Amar Farooqui

Download or read book Smuggling as Subversion written by Amar Farooqui and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smuggling as Subversion is the first comprehensive account of the opium industry in western India during the colonial period, from its beginnings to the mid-19th century. This is an in-depth examination of the use of opium during colonial times, and at the same time the fascinating story of how Indian merchants developed a smuggling enterprise that subverted the East India Company's monopoly in the drug, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the first Opium War in China.


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