{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 48: Opium and Colonialism","description":"We sit with Thomas Manuel, author of \u2018Opium Inc.: How a Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire,\u2019 and discuss the historic opium trade which unleased two wars, and ultimately shaped human history.&amp;nbsp;   Get the book: https:\/\/amzn.to\/45AKtfX Visit our Shop: https:\/\/shopbrownhistory.com\/ Subscribe to our newsletter:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/brownhistory.substack.com\/ Become a patron:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/amzn.to\/42TH768        ","author_name":"Brown History Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.brownhistorypodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24489663\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/137164782"}