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Item Details
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DRUGS IN HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
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| Format: |
Hardback |
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£85.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415090393 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415090391 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
29 June, 1995 |
| Series: |
Consumption & Culture in 17th & 18th Centuries S. |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
This pioneering collection of original essays explores the rich analytical category of psycho- active substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives. ''An excellent collection..'' - Roy Porter, Wellcome Institute. |
| Synopsis: |
Psychoactive substances have been central to the formation of civilizations and the growth of the world economy. This book describes how and why: tea and coffee replaced beer on the breakfast tables of 18th century Europe; in Islamic emirates at the turn of the century, kola nuts formed part of tax payments, and were given as gifts by so-called "big men"; in 1902, opera singers had their doctors prescribe them cocaine to aid singing; and the original version of "coca-cola" was described as a "brain tonic". This collection of essays explores the rich analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives. |
| Illustrations: |
bibliography, index |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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