Four questions on opium poppy need answers for my history homework
Your response
should be between 500-850 words for each question, cited and referenced in
accordance with APA 6th Edition Publication Manual format.
1. Please
define, describe, and discuss the “opium poppy” from its origin to contemporary
times. Please make certain that you discuss the cultural, medicinal, literary,
and socio-economic impact that the poppy had and continues to have.
2. Please
define, describe, and discuss the role that Western Powers played in the
proliferation of opium and heroin from the 5th Century (early Middle Ages)
through World War II. Make certain that you address the cultural, military,
economic, and organized crime aspects of their involvement, as well as any
forced treaties.
3. Please
define, describe, and discuss “commodity chains” and how cultural and political
environments influence or impact commodities such as the “opium poppy” and the
“coca leaf.” Also, please make certain that you include in your answer “Global
Commodity Chains” and the “Marxian Law of Value,” and “Adam Smith and the
Theory of Value.”
4. Discuss the
origin and history of the “coca leaf” from its earliest discovery to its
development as an illicit commodity.