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Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon,New
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An exquisitely illustrated and fascinating short history of opium culture.'Opium' will open people's eyes to the bizarre and shocking history of a drug that began with use in religious ceremonies, then raised high hopes as a cure for many ills in Victorian times and was regarded as an embodiment of the romantic East, leading to its horrific consequences today.In her meticulously researched text, Barbara Hodgson delves into the nature and history of opium, focusing on its exotic incarnation as a drug to be smoked. As well as examining its factual historyin memoirs, science, and travel booksshe explores portrayals of opium use in fiction and film.The book captures the heady essence of the opium era and is packed with illustrations that trace the changing image of the drug: artifacts and apparatus of opium use; illustrations of opium dens in Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, Toulon, and Canton; portraits of drugtaking writers; lurid covers of nineteenthcentury illustrated newspapers and twentiethcentury pulpfiction drug titles; and stills from drugrelated films.Text and images in this beautifully designed book perfectly evoke the insiduous allure and devastating dangers of opium smoking.
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