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Empires of Vice: The Rise of Opium Prohibition across Southeast Asia

byDiana Kim

Empires of Vice is Diana Kim's historical account of the Rise of Opium Prohibition across Southeast Asia. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of history and true crime. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. Historical context and individual experience remain equally important to the book's explanation.

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780691199702