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Empire of Crime - Opium and the Rise of Organized Crime in the British Empire - cover

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Empire of Crime - Opium and the Rise of Organized Crime in the British Empire

Tim Newark

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

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Summary

Organized crime and narcotics are of perennial interest, and the popularity of modern British history is reflected in programs such as Downton Abbey and The CrownAuthor has been a scriptwriter and historical consultant for the History Channel and BBC Worldwide, and he has been interviewed by the interactive history magazine Armchair General and the Seattle Post Intelligencer
Available since: 03/06/2018.

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