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Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800-2000
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Paperback. Those who actively eschew alcohol, tobacco, and coffee cannot avoid the full range of psychoactive substances pervading the culture. This work shows how the identity of any psychoactive substance owes as much to its users, their patterns of use, and the cultural context in which the drug is taken. Editor(s): Acker, Caroline Jean; Tracy, Sarah W. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Oklahoma, USA). Num Pages: 448 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Virtually every American alive has at some point consumed at least one, and very likely more, consciousness altering drug. Even those who actively eschew alcohol, tobacco, and coffee cannot easily avoid the full range of psychoactive substances pervading the culture. If the use of drugs is a constant in American history, the way they have been perceived has varied extensively. Just as the corrupting cigarettes of the early-20th century became the glamorous accessory of Hollywood stars and American GIs in the 1940s, only to fall into public disfavour later as an unhealthy and irresponsible habit, the social significance of every ... Read more
Virtually every American alive has at some point consumed at least one, and very likely more, consciousness altering drug. Even those who actively eschew alcohol, tobacco, and coffee cannot easily avoid the full range of psychoactive substances pervading the culture. If the use of drugs is a constant in American history, the way they have been perceived has varied extensively. Just as the corrupting cigarettes of the early-20th century became the glamorous accessory of Hollywood stars and American GIs in the 1940s, only to fall into public disfavour later as an unhealthy and irresponsible habit, the social significance of every ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558494251
SKU
V9781558494251
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99-15
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