Sentences with phrase «opium trade»
The phrase "opium trade" refers to the buying, selling, and transportation of opium, a highly addictive drug made from poppy plants. It usually involves illegal activities and has historically been associated with the exploitation and harm of individuals and communities affected by opium addiction. Full definition
Also on view is Shahzia Sikander's «The Last Post,» an animated video installation inspired by the New York - based artist's interest in the colonial history of India and the British opium trade with China.
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This animation, The Last Post, first created for the exhibition By Day, By Night, or Some (Special) Things a Museum Can Do at the Rockbund Art Museum (Shanghai) in 2010, is inspired by Sikander's ongoing interest in the colonial history of the sub-continent and the British opium trade with China.
Funding from opium trade, the weakness and corruption of the Afghan government, the tacit support of many in Pakistan, who have no faith in the West's staying power, and the steady trickle of casualties highlight the need for a political solution.
But the collapse of the profitable opium trade in the 1800s and the rise of a more efficient and effective rail system had rendered the Ganges and its tributaries ineffectual.
It is somewhat ironic that the fundamentalist Taliban was doing its best to stamp out the production of opium in Afghanistan, but their defeat by American forces has allowed the opium trade once again to flourish.
This book is an engrossing mix of history (from the British East India Company's opium trade to 19th - century changes in police procedure) and psychological suspense, especially because Morrell's detective is Thomas De Quincey, a real - life English essayist who scandalously dramatized the 1811 Ratcliffe Highway murders in a postscript to his essay «On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts.»
Infamous as a center of the opium trade, the Triangle now features terraced fields where coffee and other crops thrive.
Finally, a two - channel video installation with ephemeral objects by James T. Hong plays as a counterpoint to the other works, performing the history of maritime commerce in Hong Kong with a focus on the opium trade.
Materials related to Hong Kong's early history as a major shipping port and its role in the opium trade are presented in a historical section curated by Qu Chang, which also features work by Sawangwongse Yawnghwe.
The exhibition also includes a historical section curated by Qu Chang, which presents materials related to Hong Kong's early history as a major shipping port and its role in the opium trade.