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British Opium Policy and its Results to India and China by F.S. Turner is a detailed critique of the British Empire’s opium trade, exploring its profound effects on both India and China. Turner condemns the moral and economic consequences, highlighting how the trade exploited Indian farmers and devastated Chinese society through widespread addiction. The book also discusses the political and diplomatic tensions, particularly the Opium Wars, that arose from Britain’s aggressive trade practices, offering a scathing analysis of the colonial policy’s long-term impacts.
