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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828452703321

Autore

Lu Hong <1966->

Titolo

China's drug practices and policies : regulating controlled substances in a global context / / Hong Lu, Terance D. Miethe, and Bin Liang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2009

ISBN

1-315-57170-6

1-317-16723-6

1-317-16722-8

1-282-26122-3

9786612261220

0-7546-9393-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MietheTerance D

LiangBin <1972->

Disciplina

344.5105/45

344.510545

Soggetti

Narcotic laws - China

Narcotic laws - China - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.