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Idealism, Imperialism, and Internationalism: Opium Politics in the Colonial Philippines, 1898–1925.
- Source :
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Modern Asian Studies . Mar2013, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p467-499. 33p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- While establishing a framework for colonial governance in the Philippines, American policymakers had to confront the issue of opium smoking, which was especially popular among the Philippine Chinese community. In 1903, the Philippine Commission proposed a return to the Spanish-era policy of controlling the opium trade through tax farming, igniting outrage among American Protestant missionaries in the Philippines and their supporters in the United States. Their actions revived a faltering global anti-opium movement, leading to a series of international agreements and domestic restrictions on opium and other drugs. Focusing mostly on American policy in the Philippines, this paper also examines the international ramifications of a changing drug control regime. It seeks to incorporate the debate over opium policy into broader narratives of imperial ideology, international cooperation, and local responses to colonial rule, demonstrating how a variety of actors shaped the new drug-control regimes both in the Philippines and internationally. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *OPIUM trade
*OPIUM abuse
*IMPERIALISM
*DRUG abuse policy
*DRUG control
*HISTORY
*TWENTIETH century
*INTERNATIONAL cooperation
*GOVERNMENT policy
PHILIPPINES-United States relations
PHILIPPINE politics & government, 1898-1935
PHILIPPINE history, 1898-1945
FOREIGN relations of the United States
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0026749X
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Modern Asian Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85428601
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X12000388