Intoxicating Manchuria : alcohol, opium, and culture in China's northeast
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Intoxicating Manchuria : alcohol, opium, and culture in China's northeast
（Contemporary Chinese studies）
UBC Press, c2012
- : pbk
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Size of pbk.: 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-280) and index
Text chiefly in English. Includes a glossary that presents Chinese terms used in the text first in romanized form, then in Chinese characters followed by a 3rd column with the English meaning of the term
Description and Table of Contents
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Alcohol and Opium in China
2 Manchurian Context
3 Evaluating Alcohol
4 Selling Alcohol, Selling Modernity
5 Writing Intoxicant Consumption
6 The Hostess Scare
7 Reasoning Addiction, Taking the Cures
8 The Opium Monopoly's "Interesting Discussion"
Conclusion
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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