Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories/
Ghosh, Amitav
Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories/ Amitav Ghosh - 397 pages ; 23 cm.
"When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising at all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history was swept up in the story. Smoke and Ashes is at once
9781529349252
Opium trade — History
China — Commerce — History
338.473 0951 GHO
Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories/ Amitav Ghosh - 397 pages ; 23 cm.
"When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising at all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history was swept up in the story. Smoke and Ashes is at once
9781529349252
Opium trade — History
China — Commerce — History
338.473 0951 GHO