Opium And Empire In Southeast Asia: Regulating Consumption In British Burma (cambridge Imperial And Post-colonial Studies Series)
by A. Wright /
2013 / English / PDF
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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.
