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The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900
Rudi Matthee
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Description for The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900
Paperback. From ancient times to the present day, Iranian social, political, and economic life has been dramatically influenced by psychoactive agents. This book looks at the stimulants that, as put by a longtime resident of seventeenth-century Iran, Raphael du Mans, provided Iranians with damagh, gave them a 'kick', got them into a good mood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. 6 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
From ancient times to the present day, Iranian social, political, and economic life has been dramatically influenced by psychoactive agents. This book looks at the stimulants that, as put by a longtime resident of seventeenth-century Iran, Raphael du Mans, provided Iranians with damagh, gave them a "kick," got them into a good mood. By tracing their historical trajectory and the role they played in early modern Iranian society (1500-1900), Rudi Matthee takes a major step in extending contemporary debates on the role of drugs and stimulants in shaping the modern West. At once panoramic and richly detailed, The Pursuit of ... Read more
From ancient times to the present day, Iranian social, political, and economic life has been dramatically influenced by psychoactive agents. This book looks at the stimulants that, as put by a longtime resident of seventeenth-century Iran, Raphael du Mans, provided Iranians with damagh, gave them a "kick," got them into a good mood. By tracing their historical trajectory and the role they played in early modern Iranian society (1500-1900), Rudi Matthee takes a major step in extending contemporary debates on the role of drugs and stimulants in shaping the modern West. At once panoramic and richly detailed, The Pursuit of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691144443
SKU
V9780691144443
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About Rudi Matthee
Rudi Matthee is Professor of History at the University of Delaware. He is the author of "The Politics of Trade in Safavid Iran: Silk for Silver, 1600-1730".
Reviews for The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900
Winner of the 2006 Albert Hourani Book Award Winner of the 2006 Saidi-Sirjani Award, International Society of Iranian Studies "This is an extremely successful foray into the social history of Iran in the early modern period. This is a very rich and readable book. It is especially good at showing the wider significance of the pursuit of pleasure."
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