summary The image of the drug-addicted American soldier—disheveled, glassy-eyed, his
uniform adorned with slogans of antiwar dissent—has long been associated with the …

This book provides readers with the first survey of social conditions since the opening of the
borders between China and mainland Southeast Asia in the early 1990s. There have been …

Opium, the coagulated juice of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), has been
consumed, in prepared form, for centuries in many regions of the world for religious, cultural …

Forestry is a major source of revenue for the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The
Government's view is that shifting cultivation in the highlands is the primary cause of …

Against the simplistic thesis that hill peoples are marginal and unruly groups by choice, in
conflict with state power, this article shows that, in the context of mainland Southeast Asia …

Between 1990 and 2001, Vietnamese opium production declined by 98%: the causes of this
reduction have received minimal academic attention. As Viet Nam is one of only a handful of …

Swidden cultivators in the Southeast Asian highlands may work far from lowland centres, but
certain crops attract powerful interests. During the First Indochina War (1946–54), French …

This chapter is a preliminary attempt to share some thoughts on two topics that have
compelled attention—public or private—in most human societies: sex and drugs. Or more …

The People's Republic of China dealt with addiction as a political problem, offering the new
society hope, food, shelter, work, and land instead of opium. Addiction no longer had its …

L'État lao a quasiment éliminé la production d'opium, passant du statut de troisième
producteur mondial vilipendé à celui d'exemple à suivre. Ce progrès s' inscrit dans l'histoire …