Forces of habit : drugs and the making of the modern world / David T. Courtwright.

Author/creator Courtwright, David T., 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Descriptionviii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: The psychoactive revolution -- The big three: alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine -- The little three: opium, cannabis, and coca -- The puzzle of distribution -- The sorcerer's apprentices -- A trap baited with pleasure -- Escape from commodity hell -- Opiates of the people -- Taxes and smuggling -- About-face: restriction and prohibition -- Licit and illicit drugs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.
LCCN 00061466
ISBN0674004582 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV4997 .C68 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold