Intoxicating Manchuria

In Intoxicating Manchuria, Norman Smith reveals how huge intoxicant industries were altered by warlord rule, Japanese occupation, and war. Powering the spread of alcohol and opium -- initially heralded as markers of class or modernity and whose use was well documented -- these industries flourished throughout the early twentieth century even as a vigorous anti-intoxicant moveme...

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In Intoxicating Manchuria, Norman Smith reveals how huge intoxicant industries were altered by warlord rule, Japanese occupation, and war. Powering the spread of alcohol and opium -- initially heralded as markers of class or modernity and whose use was well documented -- these industries flourished throughout the early twentieth century even as a vigorous anti-intoxicant movement raged.

Introduction
1 Alcohol and Opium in China
2 Manchurian Context
3 Evaluating Alcohol
4 Selling Alcohol, Selling Modernity
5 Writing Intoxicant Consumption
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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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