Mary Atwell
Ashgate
Hardback
272

Employing a comparative historical approach and drawing on a variety of data sources this book is the first English-language publication to provide such a comprehensive analysis of China's legal regulation of controlled substances. The authors examine topics including drug regulation aspects of drug consumption cultures 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 a national and international context.