Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 The Consumption and Control of Illegal Substances; 2 Social Conditions and Opium in Imperial China (Pre-1911); 3 Drug Laws and the Social Context in the Republic Era; 4 Narcotics Control in the People's Republic of China; 5 Theoretical Issues and Explanations of China's Drug Laws; 6 Fighting Narcotic Drugs in a Global Context; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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Employing a comparative historical approach and drawing on a variety of data sources, this book is the first English-language publication to provide a comprehensive analysis of China's legal regulation of controlled substances. The authors examine topics including drug regulation, the socio-political treatment of drugs during various historical periods and ongoing efforts to legislate drug trade, criminalize drug use and manage the addict population within national and international contexts.