Marshall Poe
Marshall Poe
Nicholas Bartlett, "Recovering Histories: Life and Labor after Heroin in Reform-Era China" (U California Press, 2020)
Nicholas Bartlett, "Recovering Histories: Life and Labor after Heroin in Reform-Era China" (U California Press, 2020)
Nicholas Bartlett, "Recovering Histories: Life and Labor after Heroin in Reform-Era China" (U California Press, 2020)
Friday 8th January 2021
Dive into Nicholas Bartlett's 'Recovering Histories' to understand heroin's impact on Gejiu, China, in this episode of 'New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery'.
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Get the buttons here!Life After Heroin: Stories from Reform-Era China
The condition of addiction isn't necessarily defined by the relationship to heroin, it's defined by the movement in and out of these centers.
Imagine a place where heroin was once easier to buy than vegetables. This episode of 'New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery' takes you to Gejiu, a city in southern Yunnan, China, to explore the profound effects of the heroin epidemic and the mining boom of the 1980s.
Host Marshall Poe sits down with Nicholas Bartlett, author of 'Recovering Histories: Life and Labor after Heroin in Reform-Era China', to delve into the lives of middle-aged long-term heroin users who feel stuck in a bygone era of rapid economic reforms. These individuals navigate a world that has dramatically shifted from the tightly knit Maoist work units of their childhood to the chaotic yet opportunity-filled landscape of their early careers.
Bartlett's insights, drawn from over eighteen months of fieldwork, reveal how recovery from addiction is intertwined with broader societal changes. The episode also touches on how these experiences shape the way heroin users view their lives and the legacy of Freud's psychoanalytic traditions in China. Whether you're interested in cultural anthropology, addiction recovery, or China's social transformations, this episode offers a compelling look at how individuals adapt and find meaning in a rapidly changing world.