First edition of this critique of British colonial drug policy in India, with a foreword by Gandhi.
Very good.
Price: $975.00
"The habit of drinking leads to neglect of family, to forgetfulness of all social duty, to distaste for work, to want, theft and crime."
Hassan was an important figure in India's nationalist movement and he worked closely with Gandhi in the Non-Cooperation movement. An expansion of articles originally written for Gandhi's journal YOUNG INDIA, the book argues that the colonial government deliberately encouraged alcohol and opium use both to increase tax revenue and serve as a form of suppression and control on the population — arguments with clear parallels to modern critiques of US drug policy. Scarce in commerce.
First printing. Madras: Ganesh & Co, 1922. Full title: The Drink and Drug evil in India, An Account of the Origin and Growth of These Vices, with a Statement of the Government's Responsibility in Encouraging Them and of the Ways and Means to Abolish Them. 7'' x 4.5''. Original full green cloth with titles stamped in white. x, 162 pages. Plus folding table (statement showing excise revenue) at rear. Front endpaper stamped "For Favour of Review." Corners a little worn and spine faintly toned. Head and foot a little frayed. Overall, sound.
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