A State Built on Sand: How Opium Undermined Afghanistan Oscillations in opium poppy production in Afghanistan have long been associated with how the state was perceived, such as after…
Milk of Paradise: A History of Opium Poppy tears, opium, heroin, fentanyl: humankind has been in thrall to the “Milk of Paradise” for millennia. The latex of…
Crusaders Against Opium: Protestant Missionaries in China, 1874-1917 Opium addiction in China during the closing decades of the Ch’ing dynasty afflicted all segments of society. From government officials…
Opium Reality s Dark Dream Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising…