Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Romanization xi
5. Weights and Measures xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. China’s Narco-Economy in the 1920s and 1930s 6
8. 2. The Effects of Opium on Chinese Society 34
9. 3. Guomindang Opium Policy during the Height of Warlordism, 1924–1928 63
10. 4. Nanjing’s Response to Attacks on Opium Policy, 1924–1937 86
11. 5. Practical Determinants of Guomindang Opium Policy 115
12. Conclusion 149
13. Appendix 159
14. Notes 175
15. Glossary 213
16. Bibliography 219
17. INDEX 231
18. About the Author 241