Empire of crime : organised crime in the British Empire
Newark, Timothy2012
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In 1908, British reformers banned the export of Indian opium to China. As a result, the world price of opium soared and a century of lucrative drug smuggling began. Criminal producers in other countries exploited the prohibition and gang wars broke out. This book introduces the reader to a collection of heroes and villains.
Main title:
Empire of crime : organised crime in the British Empire / Tim Newark.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Mainstream, 2012.
Collation:
268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780575513 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.106091
Language:
English
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BRN:
1345283
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