{"product_id":"the-social-life-of-opium-zheng-yangwen-9780521608565","title":"The Social Life of Opium in China","description":"The history of Opium in China begins in the mid-Ming dynasty, when as a tribute from vassal states, it was initially used as an aphrodisiac in the Ming court. The Chinese then began to collectively redefine the foreign recreational resource's usage and created a complex culture around its comsumption. This book traces the transformation over a period of five hundred years, revealing the nature of Opium's introduction and development in China as a universal cultural institution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zheng Yangwen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521608562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521608565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 2053","brand":"Zheng Yangwen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946729603327,"sku":"9780521608565","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d7d92e2b-9566-4955-9a3d-db741bf1704b.jpg?v=1681514805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-social-life-of-opium-zheng-yangwen-9780521608565","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}