The Peasant Production of Opium in Nineteenth-Century India by Rolf Bauer reveals the coercive mechanisms that forced over a million Indian peasants into opium production for the colonial state. This pioneering work exposes the economic and social power dynamics, the triangle of debt, and the state’s role in exploiting peasant economies. Discover the untold story of the opium trade’s impact on 19th-century India. ISBN: 9789360809652