The cigarette century the rise, fall, and deadly persistence of the product that defined America / Allan M. Brandt.

Author/creator Brandt, Allan M.
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Basic Books,
Descriptionvii, 600 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Introduction: the Camel Man and me -- Culture -- Pro bono publico -- Tobacco as much as bullets -- Engineering consent -- Science -- More doctors smoke Camels -- The causal conundrum -- Constructing controversy -- Politics -- The surgeon general has determined -- Congress: the best filter yet -- Your cigarette is killing me -- Law -- Nicotine is the product -- Mr. Butts goes to Washington -- The trials of big tobacco -- Globalization -- Exporting an epidemic -- Epilogue: the crime of the century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006029005
ISBN9780465070473 (alk. paper)
ISBN0465070477 (alk. paper)

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