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10%OFFNicolas Rasmussen - On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine - 9780814776391 - V9780814776391
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On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine

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Description for On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine Paperback.

An extensively researched account of the ups and downs in the history of uppers
Uppers. Crank. Bennies. Dexies. Greenies. Black Beauties. Purple Hearts. Crystal. Ice. And, of course, Speed. Whatever their street names at the moment, amphetamines have been an insistent force in American life since they were marketed as the original antidepressants in the 1930s. On Speed tells the remarkable story of their rise, their fall, and their surprising resurgence. Along the way, it discusses the influence of pharmaceutical marketing on medicine, the evolving scientific understanding of how the human brain works, the role of drugs in ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814776391
SKU
V9780814776391
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About Nicolas Rasmussen
Nicolas Rasmussen is Associate Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Picture Control: The Electron Microscope and the Transformation of Biology in America, 1940-1960.

Reviews for On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine
On Speed, a fascinating history of the use and abuse of amphetamines, is full of hair-raising detail. . . . Even more compelling than the historical perspectivewhich allows for visits to Harlem Jazz clubs, the haunts of Greenwich Village beatniks and Andy Warhol’s Factoryis Mr. Rasmussen’s withering survey of the current scene, with speed, in the form of Ritalin and ... Read more

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