Anti-Narcotic Nationalism in Britain and France, 1866–1916
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12970749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Padwa (0000-0002-1428-9277, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 168-189 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social History of Alcohol Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-2783 • E-ISSN: 2640-7329 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/shad22020168 |
| OpenAlex | W2898300315 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
While drug historians have recognized that nationalism played a key role in the development of narcotics control, few have analyzed precisely what this role was. This paper explores the development of antiopium discourses and policies in two countries – Britain and France – to see the effects that different nationalisms had on the move towards tighter control over opiates in the early-twentieth century. It shows that both countries developed their own distinct brand of “anti-narcotic nationalism” that reflected broader trends in their political cultures; particular understandings of the nation colored fears of what opiates could do to the national community if left uncontrolled, and the new regulations of the World War I era reflected these particularly national concerns. Opiate control, therefore, was not only a global undertaking, but also a distinctly national task that took different forms depending on the national context
Context (archaeology · Criminology · Narcotic drugs · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · World War II · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Historical and Scientific Studies · History · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |