The Chinese and Opium under the Republic: Worse than Floods and Wild Beasts

The Chinese and Opium under the Republic

The Chinese and Opium under the Republic Worse than Floods and Wild Beasts Alan Baumler State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2007 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production by Michel Haggett Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Baumler, Alan, 1965– The Chinese and opium under the Republic : worse than floods and wild beasts / Alan Baumler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6953-8 (hbk. : alk paper) 1. Opium trade—China. I. Title. HV5840. C6B43 2007 363.45095109041—dc22 2006003062 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my wife, Shari G.T.F ...