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1. Singapore

   Wealth, Power and the Culture of Control

   By Carl A. Trocki

   Series: Asia's Transformations/Asia's Great Cities

   This volume examines Singapore’s culture of control, exploring the city-state’s colonial heritage as well as the forces that have helped to mould its current social landscape. Taking a comparative approach, Trocki demonstrates the links between Singapore’s colonial past and independent present...

   Published October 12th 2005 by Routledge
2. Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy

   A Study of the Asian Opium Trade 1750-1950

   By Carl Trocki

   Series: Asia's Transformations

   Drug epidemics are clearly not just a peculiar feature of modern life; the opium trade in the nineteenth century tells us a great deal about Asian herion traffic today. In an age when we are increasingly aware of large scale drug use, this book takes a long look at the history of our relationship...

   Published August 25th 1999 by Routledge