Forces of habit : drugs and the making of the modern world / David T. Courtwright.

  • Courtwright, David T., 1952-
Date:
2001
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Publication/Creation

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2001.

Physical description

viii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes

Published and reprinted in 2001.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.

Contents

Introduction: The psychoactive revolution -- The big three: alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine -- The little three: opium, cannabis, and coca -- The puzzle of distribution -- The sorcerer's apprentices -- A trap baited with pleasure -- Escape from commodity hell -- Opiates of the people -- Taxes and smuggling -- About-face: restriction and prohibition -- Licit and illicit drugs.

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  • 0674004582