{"product_id":"rlwkqm7a4bfc","title":"Smoke and Ashes [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE LATEST WORK OF NON-FICTION BY AMITAV GHOSH, WINNER OF THE ERASMUS PRIZE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt once a travelogue, a memoir and an excursion into history, both economic and cultural, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSmoke and Ashes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e traces the transformative effect the opium trade has had on Britain, India and China, as well as on the world at large, over the centuries. Ghosh finds opium at the origins of some of the world's biggest corporations, several of America's most powerful families and prestigious institutions -- and connected intrinsically to contemporary globalism, and even his own family history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoving deftly between horticulture, the mythologies of capitalism and the social and cultural repercussions of colonialism, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSmoke and Ashes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals the pivotal role one small plant has played in the making of the world as we know it-one teetering on the edge of catastrophe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An acerbic, compelling and always accessible account of how opium corrupted the world.'--TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Rich and immersive ... Travelogue, memoir, historical tract, all blended into a multi-textured narrative.'--TELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'[A] propulsive and revelatory history ... As a skilled storyteller [Ghosh] triumphs in laying out the shame of the British empire's opium trade for all to see.'--FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48328200880378,"sku":"RLWKQM7A4BFC","price":362.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/RLWKQM7A4BFC-1.jpg?v=1729434128","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/rlwkqm7a4bfc","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}