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Calming the pain is one of the most constant searches of the human race. Like many other drugs, opioid medications are pain relief medications. The term opioids encompass a class of a wide variety of drugs, both natural and alkaloid... more
When journalists and political analysts talk about the opium issue in South-East Asia, they usually emphasize the responsibility of the “opium farmers” in the international market of heroin, in particular the responsibility of the... more
Essay für ein Masterseminar an der Universität Potsdam im Wintersemester 2o21/22 über Afghanistans Geschichte
Mike Jay (31st January, 2012) - High society: Mind-altering drugs in history and culture. The Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness Salon, The Institute of Ecotechnics, October Gallery, Bloomsbury, London. (Host and compère) Video of... more
This dissertation examines the political economy of the Ganga River during the early modern period. Thematically, the seven chapters of the dissertation may be categorized in three broad divisions. Taking a longue durée perspective, the... more
Haşhaş bitkisi ve ondan elde edilen afyon, dünyanın en eski tıbbî ve sanayi ürünlerinden biri olarak kabul edilir. Haşhaşın kullanım alanının zaman içerisinde artması ve afyonun bağımlılık yapıcı özelliğinin keşfedilmesiyle birlikte, 16.... more
Historia sobre los usos y síntesis de opioides.
La figura de John Milton influyó enormemente la literatura y el pensamiento del siglo XIX. A partir de la figura de Satán en "El Paraíso Perdido" estableció un nuevo orden de héroe romántico y una percepción novedosa del mundo desde la... more
I know NATO was complicit in the Afghan opium trade because I was there, guarding opium harvesting on Afghan government land besides NATO’s main operating base in Helmand. Ironically, these poppy fields were irrigated by Camp Bastion’s... more
The historiography of the nineteenth century Panjab privileges the core constituency of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's 'empire', whereby the margins are represented only as conquered territories. This article shifts the perspective by... more
En el siguiente trabajo de fin de grado se pretende hacer un recorrido por los diferentes procesos de representación artística del consumo de opio a lo largo del siglo XIX y principios del XX, teniendo como marco de referencia la... more
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, autobiographical narrative by English author Thomas De Quincey, first published in The London Magazine in two parts in 1821, then as a book in 1822. The self-confessed purpose of the first version of... more
Publiée en 2015 dans Deux mondes, une planète. Mélanges offerts à Bouda Etemad 1 , la contribution mentionnée en titre a été amputée de son appareil critique en raison des contraintes inhérentes à l'édition du volume. Si les notes de bas... more
Gordon Bowker posited, in his biography of George Orwell, that ‘opium never appealed to Blair’ (Bowker 2003: 82). However, circumstantial evidence, some of it uncovered post-publication, suggests it is possible Orwell smoked opium in... more
Burma/Myanmar has been the epicenter of human trafficking and unsafe migration in mainland Southeast Asia. While " root causes " of trafficking are always complex, clearly, counter-productive agricultural and tax policies, political... more
This article analyses the ways that social reformers and colonial officials envisioned and attempted to manage opium dens in colonial South Asia at the end of the nineteenth century. It argues that the opium den in India became a location... more
Un resumen de la historia y evolución de la prohibición de la amapola en México
Afghanistan has been the largest producer of opium for last few years. Afghanistan was in war with Soviet Union for over nine years and with US for over thirteen years. This has significantly affected the economy of the country. Many of... more
China ist allgegenwärtig. In Fernsehberichten, in der Literatur, auf den Etiketten importierter Kleidungsstücke, als „Made in China“ auf Geräten jeder Art und nicht zuletzt auch in christlichen Zeitschriften. China ist zur großen... more
The debate of pleasure-giving substances such as opium, bersh, hashish, boza, wine and coffee is the most written topic in Turkish debate literature. In this genre, these subtances fight for superiority over others by means of... more
Featured today in American newspaper reports and televised news programs, the opium poppy is a symbol not only of heroin addiction in America but also of NATO’s ongoing and intractable campaign in Afghanistan. Although Afghan President... more
Book Review of Diana S. Kim, Empires of Vice: The Rise of Opium Prohibition across Southeast Asia (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2020).
The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 81 , Issue 1 , February 2022 , pp. 253 - 254.
The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 81 , Issue 1 , February 2022 , pp. 253 - 254.
This article shows how the musical references in Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray are important to the identity of the dandy, especially in relation to the literary-critical work of Matthew Arnold, whose guiding presence in... more
Thailand’s near-total elimination of opium poppy cultivation is attributed to “alternative development” programming, which replaces illicit crops with licit ones. However, opium poppy cultivation was not drastically reduced because... more
Antonin Artaud, « Lettre à Monsieur le Législateur de la loi sur les stupéfiants », L’Ombilic des Limbes [1925], Paris, NRF, Poésie/Gallimard, 1993, pp. 68-72 ; LETTER TO THE LEGISLATOR OF THE DRUG ACT, Collected Works of Antonin Artaud,... more
Since the ancient period opiom and its outcome opium is one of most no- teworthy and oldest medical and industruial product in the world history. Despite the longest history, nearly 5000 years, as a result of finding out the features of... more
Research on opium in colonial India has so far mainly focused on the competing Malwa and Bengal opium currents under the control of the Sindia and Holkar families and of the British East India Company, respectively. The historical... more
Photos and accounts of pre 20th century use of psychoactive drugs of all kinds from now rare and forgotten classic texts.
The texts published in 1996 in this anthology are approximations at Islamic cultures. They deal with journeys, visits, encounters and conversations in Nuristan, especially in the Munjan-Valley, and in refugee camps in Northwest Pakistan.... more
Published in "The Proceedings of the Joseph M. Tronsky XX Memorial Annual International Conference Indo-European Comparative Linguistics and Classical Philology", (Part 1), Saint-Petersburg, 2016 (in Russian with English Summary).
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. HANDEL – MALGOIRE – AGRIPPINA – ENGLISH 2. HANDEL – MALGOIRE – AGRIPPINA – FRENCH/FRANÇAIS 3. PHILIPPE JAROUSSKY – STABAT MATER, MOTETS TO THE VIRGIN MARY 4. PHLIPPE JAROUSSKY – CALDARA IN VIENNA – FORGOTTEN... more