Markets of Pain: Opium, Capitalism, and the Global History of Painkillers

2026/06/13 by Andrew Bellamy · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #History of Emotions Research #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

paper · doi:10.1080/03086534.2026.2687656

openalex publication_date 2026/06/13 · openalex created_date 2026/06/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19

Abstract

Benjamin Siegel has gifted us a masterpiece. Drawing on archival work conducted across India, Turkey, and the United States and synthesising several large bodies of secondary literature, Markets of...

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• Recent book review published advance access. Andrew Bellamy reviews 'Markets of Pain: Opium, Capitalism, and the Global History of Painkillers by Benjamin Robert Siegel (Oxford University Press, 2026 [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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