| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xii, 381 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Pocket Books, 1997. |
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"A Thomas Dunne book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-359) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Raw Opium -- Ch. 2. The Discovery of Dreams -- Ch. 3. Pleasure-domes in Xanadu -- Ch. 4. Poverty, Potions and Poppy-heads -- Ch. 5. Heroic Substances -- Ch. 6. God's Own Medicine -- Ch. 7. The Fantasy Traders -- Ch. 8. The Government of Opium -- Ch. 9. Coolies and Conferences -- Ch. 10. Junkies and the Living Dead -- Ch. 11. DORA, Isabella and Olivia -- Ch. 12. Carpets, Condoms and Cats -- Ch. 13. Enter the Mobster -- Ch. 14. Soldiers and Secrets -- Ch. 15. Warlords, Barons and Laundrymen -- Ch. 16. Bacteria and The $1,000,000 Bathtub. |
| Subject |
Opium abuse -- History.
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Opium trade -- History.
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Opium -- history.
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Opioid-Related Disorders -- history.
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| ISBN |
0312186436 |
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9780312186432 |
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