Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia

Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia

Author: A. Wright

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1137317604

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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.