Global History of Drugs

We buy and consume imported luxury goods as a matter of course. When did this lifestyle become commonplace? Why put sugar in coffee? Why do
luxury chocolates make good gifts? Why was it cool to smoke cigarettes? Why are drugs bad? these lectures will explore the history of the production
and consumption of luxury goods in a global historical context.

Globalization, world history, economic history, oriental history

*As a general rule, course videos are released by Thursday morning. Quizzes on eAlps are open until Friday (no input allowed after midnight on Saturdays).
1) Guidance
2) How the world became connected: The Mongolian silver network
3) The world history of spices (1): Desire crossing the seas
4) The world history of spices (2): Imported products for everyday use
5) The world history of sugar and slavery: Tormenting the black and giving birth to the white
6) The world history of tea: Workers, wake up
7) The world history of coffee (1): The pride of an independent nation
8) The world history of coffee (2): Global food companies
9) The world history of cacao: Between Godiva and Kit Kat
10) The world history of tobacco (1): The age of cancer via the nose
11) The world history of tobacco (2): "Independent women who smoke"
12) The world history of opium, tea, and flowers: Crush the "enemies of freedom"
13) The world history of opium, tin, and coolie: How to get back a paid salary
14) The Japan–UK conflict over opium: The birth of international drug regulations
15) The global economy from the perspective of infectious diseases, course survey

Syllabus (Japanese site only)