![The Rise and Progress of British Opium Smuggling: The Illegality of the East India Company's Monopoly Of The Drug And Its Injurious Effects Upon India, China, And The Commerce of Great Bri [Hardcover]](https://thebookishowl.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/01RPy1SfeqL-393.gif)
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This comprehensive historical work by Major-General R. Alexander documents the rise and progress of British opium smuggling during the colonial era. The author meticulously analyzes the East India Company’s monopolistic control over the opium trade and demonstrates the legal illegality of their operations under international law.
Alexander examines the profound negative consequences of opium smuggling on three major stakeholders: India, where poppy cultivation displaced vital food crops and impoverished rural communities; China, where mass addiction devastated the population and triggered social upheaval; and Great Britain, whose commercial reputation and long-term trading relationships suffered irreparable damage.
Through detailed historical analysis and contemporary accounts, this work challenges the economic justifications offered by colonial powers and reveals the human cost of unchecked corporate monopoly. Essential reading for scholars of colonial history, international commerce, and the origins of the modern drug trade.
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