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Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs ... Drugs: Drugs in History and Anthropology
. Ed(S): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; Sherratt, Andrew
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Description for Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs ... Drugs: Drugs in History and Anthropology
paperback. Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, and kola, since prehistory, this edition explores the analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives. It is a companion for those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages. Editor(s): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; Sherratt, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH; JHBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, kola, and betelnut, from prehistory to the present day, this new edition has been extensively updated, with an updated bibliography and two new chapters on cannabis and khat. Consuming Habits is the perfect companion for all those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages.
Psychoactive substances have been central to the formation of civilizations, the definition of cultural identities, and the growth of the world economy. The labelling of these substances as 'legal' or 'illegal' has diverted attention away from understanding their important cultural and historical ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415425827
SKU
V9780415425827
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About . Ed(S): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; Sherratt, Andrew
Jordan Goodman is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. His publications include The Rattlesnake: A Voyage of Discovery to the Coral Sea (2005). Paul E. Lovejoy is Distinguished Research Professor and holds the Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History at York University. His publications include Transformations in Slavery: A History ... Read more
Reviews for Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs ... Drugs: Drugs in History and Anthropology
'This is a fascinating book because it highlights the way history contributes to the shaping of moral attitudes.' – History Teaching Review