In his new history, Amitav Ghosh shows how the world’s first international drug cartels were run by the Dutch and British governments through their monopoly East India companies.
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There are two histories of dagga in South Africa - the one of criminalising it and the other of the state trying to make money off it.
Opium played a fascinating role in southern African colonial politics, conflict and social change - from the poppy fields of Mozambique to the early days of Johannesburg city.
From colonial poppy fields to pharmatrash, southern Africa offers a fascinating history of drug regimes – one that helps us make sense of drug policies and legislation today.
As the UK sets up post-Brexit trade deals with Commonwealth countries, it should be mindful of history.
Christianity has grown at a rapid rate in China. The Catholic church, however, is split into an official one and an ‘underground’ one. A scholar explains how better relations with Vatican could help.
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Associate Professor of History, University of Johannesburg
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Director, McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture, and Director, Catholics & Cultures initiative, College of the Holy Cross
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Teaching Fellow in Colonial/Global History, University of Leicester
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Research associate, University of Pretoria
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Director, AIDS and Society Research Unit, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
