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The opium queen : the untold story of the rebel who ruled the Golden Triangle
Title
The opium queen : the untold story of the rebel who ruled the Golden Triangle / Gabrielle Paluch.
ISBN
9781538131978
1538131978
9781538131985
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Physical Description
xv, 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Paluch, Gabrielle, 1985- Opium queen Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 25, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index.
Contents
Formerly Known as Burma
Before There Was A Golden Triangle
Man, Woman, Myth, or Legend?
Olive's Coming-Out
A Curse on the House of Yang
Operation Paper and the Queen of Kokang
The Olive Branch
In Prison, in Love, in Mandalay
You Shall Not Say Her Name
Sensuous Opium Queen, Miss Hairy Legs
Call Me Uncle
A Shame to Earn Riches
The right man for a favor.
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