SLAOS1 Slack Jr., Edward. R: OPIUM, STATE AND SOCIETY. China's Narco-Economy and the Guomindang, 1924-1937. Honolulu, 2001. 280 pp. 16 illustrations. 22x15 cm. Cloth. GBP 20.00 An interesting study on the pervasiveness of opium at all levels of society during the Republican period. Highlights the Guomindang reliance on taxes from the drug trade. Subjects: Opium Item 146 in List 205. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?s/SLAOS1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.