Opium Queen (25 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Corners are bumped. The spine is creased. Previous owner's name inside. Unmarked pages. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Publishers Weekly calls the book "a jaw dropping study of a lesser-known yet larger-than-life figure." Opium Queen is the true story of the widely mythologized genderqueer Burmese opium-pioneer of noble Chinese descent, Olive Yang, who secretly ran an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. Olive Yang was a widely mythologized genderqueer lesbian opium-pioneer in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. After escaping an arranged marriage with a noble cousin, Olive felt that she had no choice but to lead a life of banditry with an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA. As her smuggling empire grew, she became so powerful and infamous, novelists were inspired to write about her evil ruthlessness and beauty. Yet, Olive's real life and identity remained a mystery to many. To the Kokang people whom the Yang family once ruled, Olive was both folk-hero and villain. To the communists Olive's men harassed, she was the saboteur of the historic Sino-Burmese border agreement. To the generals who jailed her at the dawn of the Burmese military era, she was a national security threat. And to at least one man at the CIA, she was "Miss Hairy Legs." Opium Queen is a journey to uncover the true story behind the propaganda and legends. Declassified intelligence documents portray Olive as a critical operator in one of the most important fronts of the clandestine Cold War against China. Through extensive interviews with the Yang family, Olive emerges as a complex anti-hero, searching for a way to live as an open homosexual, in an era when such a lifestyle was considered deeply shameful in Burma. The great military alliances that facilitate narcotics traffic in Myanmar today are Olive's lasting legacy in the Golden Triangle, as is the disenfranchisement of the people of Kokang. Through the story of Olive's formidable life, Opium Queen examines historic events that underpinned critical diplomatic relationships between the U.S., Myanmar, and China; and were at the root of Myanmar's current political crisis.…

hardcover. Condition: Fine.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: GOOD. Paperback original - first printing. Ruff Justice rescues an Oriental girl and takes on an army of sex slavers. 192 pp. Good (usual toning to page, bookstore stamp inside front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pocket paper back. Nominal Edge/shelf wear. Corner bumped lightly. Pages lightly toned with age. Original price sticker on upper wrap at head corner. Page edges sprayed yellow-nominal fading. 1st printing [stated-with number line]. Cover art: uncredited. Ruff Justice series, book #22. An adult western. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. Publishers Weekly calls the book "a jaw dropping study of a lesser-known yet larger-than-life figure." Opium Queen is the true story of the widely mythologized genderqueer Burmese opium-pioneer of noble Chinese descent, Olive Yang, who secretly ran an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. Olive Yang was a widely mythologized genderqueer lesbian opium-pioneer in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. After escaping an arranged marriage with a noble cousin, Olive felt that she had no choice but to lead a life of banditry with an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA. As her smuggling empire grew, she became so powerful and infamous, novelists were inspired to write about her evil ruthlessness and beauty. Yet, Olive's real life and identity remained a mystery to many. To the Kokang people whom the Yang family once ruled, Olive was both folk-hero and villain. To the communists Olive's men harassed, she was the saboteur of the historic Sino-Burmese border agreement. To the generals who jailed her at the dawn of the Burmese military era, she was a national security threat. And to at least one man at the CIA, she was "Miss Hairy Legs." Opium Queen is a journey to uncover the true story behind the propaganda and legends. Declassified intelligence documents portray Olive as a critical operator in one of the most important fronts of the clandestine Cold War against China. Through extensive interviews with the Yang family, Olive emerges as a complex anti-hero, searching for a way to live as an open homosexual, in an era when such a lifestyle was considered deeply shameful in Burma. The great military alliances that facilitate narcotics traffic in Myanmar today are Olive's lasting legacy in the Golden Triangle, as is the disenfranchisement of the people of Kokang. Through the story of Olive's formidable life, Opium Queen examines historic events that underpinned critical diplomatic relationships between the U.S., Myanmar, and China; and were at the root of Myanmar's current political crisis.…

Paperback. first edition. 3863 good western, paperback.

Condition: like_new. Fast Free Shipping â" Excellent condition book with clean cover and pages. Barely handled, with minimal wear. An outstanding copy, close to enjoy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Hardcover red boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Includes b/w illustrations, Maps, Notes, Bibliography and Index, 219 pages. The DJ is in New condition.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Opium Queen: Roman. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Octavo. Mildly worn paperback. Bubbling creases along spine. Darkened textblock edges. With Illustrations by Frederick Richardson. Opium Series No. 10. [282 pages].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Volume 1 of a 2 v. set ; 21 cm. ; LC: DA550; Dewey: 942.08 ; OCLC: 4069088 ; Contents : The King Is Dead! Long Live The Queen! -- Statesmen And Parties -- Canada And Lord Durham -- Science And Speed -- Chartism -- Question De Jupons -- The Queen's Marriage -- The Opium War -- Decline And Fall Of The Whig Ministry -- Movements In The Churches -- The Disasters Of Cabul -- The Repeal Year -- Peel's Administration -- Free-trade And The League -- Famine Forces Peel's Hand -- Mr. Disraeli -- Famine, Commercial Trouble, And Foreign Intrigue -- Chartism And Young Ireland -- Don Pacifico -- The Ecclesiastical Titles Bill -- The Exhibition In Hyde Park -- Palmerston -- Birth Of The Empire; Death Of "the Duke" -- Mr. Gladstone -- The Eastern Question -- Where Was Lord Palmerston? -- This Invasion Of The Crimea -- The Close Of The War -- The Literature Of The Reign. First Survey ; green cloth ; name on flyleaf ; foxing else FINE. Book. …

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Very Good. -By Gerald Sparrow -Queen of The Opium Empire - GRADE: Very Good.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1901 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 35 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 35.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1901 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 33 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 33.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. L'Opium Queen, c'est la reine de l'Opium, dans le quartier de Chinatown, Londres, au milieu des annees soixante. Une sorte de deesse mere au coeur du trafic de drogue du moment, dans l'arriere-boutique d'un restaurant chinois de Gerrard Street, le "Shangai Express". Le personnage central de ce roman se retrouve embarque dans un trafic d'opium plus ou moins malgre lui. Personnage amoral, il suit ses intuitions, ses instincts et les courants du moment. Comment faire autrement ? Au "Shangai Express", il rencontre une jeune femme etrange, vaguement androgyne, d'une blondeur suspecte, connue sous le pseudonyme de Shangai Lily. Ce personnage le rendra fou. Ce livre est l'histoire de cette folie. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…