Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia
Regulating Consumption in British Burma
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, History, British
| Author: | A. Wright | ISBN: | 9781137317605 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | November 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. Wright |
| ISBN: | 9781137317605 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | November 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
