The Role of the State in the Global Drug Trade: The Case of Early Modern Russia. (360G-Wellcome-101554_Z_13_Z)

£137,011

My project deals with the role of the state in the early modern drugs trade, which I approach through the study of Russia from 1550 to 1750, a country rarely dealt with in histories of early modern medicine. In much of the early modern world, the drug trade was dominated by merchants and medical practitioners; in contrast, the trade in Russia was controlled by central government. Recent research focuses on the former, private, trade. I will address the question of how and with what effect did th e Russian state control the drugs trade, through a study focusing on the interactions between trade, ideas, and medical practice. This study will examine the transnational networks Russia relied upon for sourcing and selling drugs, and how they evolved; the commodities being traded, and the changing supply and demand of certain items; ideas about medicines and prescribing present in Russian medical texts; and how the actual practice of prescribing related to those ideas. Consideration of these i ssues will help build a view of Russia's place in the global drugs trade, and so allow analysis of the role of the state in a vital part of early modern medical care.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 137011
Applicant Surname Griffin
Approval Committee Medical Humanities Interview Committee
Award Date 2013-06-12T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2012/13
Grant Programme: Title Research Fellowship in H&SS
Internal ID 101554/Z/13/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Clare Griffin
Partnership Value 137011
Planned Dates: End Date 2018-01-22T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2013-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region East of England
Sponsor(s) Prof Lauren Kassell