Back to results
Cover image for book Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia

Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia

Regulating Consumption in British Burma
By:A. Wright
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230296466
eText ISBN:9781137317605
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

eBook Features

Instant Access

Purchase and read your book immediately

Read Offline

Access your eTextbook anytime and anywhere

Study Tools

Built-in study tools like highlights and more

Read Aloud

Listen and follow along as Bookshelf reads to you

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.