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Smoke and ashes : opium's hidden histories / Amitav Ghosh.
"Amitav Ghosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family-the climax of a yearslong project"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374602925
- ISBN: 0374602921
- Physical Description: 398 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in 2023 by Fourth Estate, India, as Smoke and Ashes: A Writer's Journey Through Opium's Hidden Histories. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Here be dragons -- Seeds -- 'An actor in its own right' -- Frenemies -- The opium department -- Big brother -- Visions -- Family story -- Malwa - East and west -- Diasporas -- Boston brahmins -- American stories -- Guangzhou -- The sea-calming tower -- Pillar of empire -- Parallels -- Portents. |
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| Subject: | Ghosh, Amitav, 1956- > Travel. Ghosh, Amitav, 1956- > Family. Opium trade > History. China > Commerce > History. India > Commerce > History. Great Britain > Commerce > History. |
| Genre: | Travel writing. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 338.4736 GHOSH 2024 (Text) | 0001012544347 | Nonfiction New | Available | - |
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