{"product_id":"intoxicating-manchuria-9780774824286","title":"Intoxicating Manchuria","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn China, both opium and alcohol were used for centuries in the pursuit of health and leisure while simultaneously linked to personal and social decline. The impact of these substances is undeniable, and the role they have played in Chinese social, cultural, and economic history is extremely complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eIntoxicating Manchuria,\u003c\/em\u003e Norman Smith reveals how warlord rule, Japanese occupation, and political conflict affected local intoxicant industries. These industries flourished throughout the early twentieth century, even as a vigorous anti-intoxicant movement raged. Through the lens of popular Chinese media depictions of alcohol and opium, Smith analyzes how intoxicants and addiction were understood in this society, the role the Japanese occupation of Manchuria played in their portrayal, and the efforts made to reduce opium and alcohol consumption. This is the first English-language book-length study to focus on alcohol use in modern China and the first dealing with intox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Alcohol and Opium in China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Manchurian Context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Evaluating Alcohol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Selling Alcohol, Selling Modernity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Writing Intoxicant Consumption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Hostess Scare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Reasoning Addiction, Taking the Cures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 The Opium Monopoly’s “Interesting Discussion”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404927050071,"sku":"9780774824286","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774824286.jpg?v=1730488079","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intoxicating-manchuria-9780774824286","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}