Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2010-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 151 Merwin, Samuel 1874 1936 08034255 Drugging a Nation: The Story of China and the Opium Curse Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Drugging a Nation: The Story of China and the Opium Curse" by Samuel Merwin is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book investigates the devastating effects of the opium trade on China, providing a comprehensive examination of the drug's impact on the nation and its people. The narrative is based on Merwin's personal investigation during extensive travels throughout China and interviews with various individuals who have experienced the ramifications of opium firsthand. The opening of the work establishes the critical situation in China regarding opium cultivation and usage, stemming from an edict issued by the Imperial Court in 1906 acknowledging the gravity of the opium crisis. It highlights the staggering statistics presented by officials and observers, indicating a significant portion of the population is addicted to opium. Through vivid accounts, Merwin outlines the widespread social, economic, and moral decay linked to the opium trade, portraying it as a national disaster deeply rooted in China's agricultural practices and societal behavior. The tone reflects a sense of urgency, indicating that the struggle against opium requires substantial reform and commitment from both the Chinese people and their leaders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33586/33586-h/images/cover.jpg en Opium trade HV Text Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 300135 300141 2024-09-14T07:59:09.681062 2023-09-14T12:31:19.439052 text/html text/html 302317 2010-08-30T08:16:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 897130 2010-08-30T08:16:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 922944 2024-09-14T07:59:14.244105 application/epub+zip 924104 2024-09-14T07:59:10.421057 application/epub+zip 165011 2024-09-14T07:59:10.028068 application/epub+zip 1014885 2024-09-14T07:59:17.433046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 983947 2024-09-14T07:59:13.847071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227382 2022-09-15T10:42:02.161039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269694 269502 2024-09-14T07:59:09.187058 2023-09-14T12:31:18.949049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269467 2010-08-30T08:16:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102811 2010-08-30T08:16:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 269463 2010-08-30T08:16:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102767 2010-08-30T08:16:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20379 2024-09-14T07:59:17.582008 application/rdf+xml 13837 2024-09-14T07:59:10.112098 image/jpeg 2577 2024-09-14T07:59:10.071048 image/jpeg 906588 2024-09-14T07:59:09.751093 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia