Drugs, labor, and colonial expansion / edited by William Jankowiak and Daniel Bradburd.

Other author Jankowiak, William R.
Other author Bradburd, Daniel.
Format Book
Publication InfoTucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2003.
Descriptionviii, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Indigenous peoples--Drug use. --History.
Drug abuse--Cross-cultural studies.

Contents Drugs, desire, and European economic expansion -- Mutual exploitation? -- "They are beginning to learn the use of tobacco" -- Alcohol and the slave trade in West Africa, 1400-1850 -- Alcohol and the fur trade in New France and English America, 1600-1800 -- Rum and ganja -- Inside the Windhoek lager -- Alcohol as a direct and indirect labor enhancer in the mixed economy of the Batswana, 1800-1900 -- Coca as symbol and labor enhancer in the Andes -- Caffeine and culture -- Drugs in work and trade.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 206-244) and index.
LCCN 2003005025
ISBN0816523517 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV5824.I48 D78 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold