Smuggling as Subversion:Colonialism, Indian Merchants and the Politics of Opium

by Amar Farooqui

With reference to Malwa, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India.

Genres: Drugs

205 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[Nate Rabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting story of how political rulers and their financial backers exploited the smuggling of opium from Central and Western India to frustrate the economic domination of the British as well as accumulate capital and opportunity to set up indigenous capitalism.