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Forces of Habit : Drugs and the Making of the Modern World
Forces of Habit Drugs and the Making of the Modern World
Author: David T. Courtwright
A global history of the acquisition of progressively more potent means of altering ordinary waking consciousness, this book is the first to provide the big picture of the discovery, interchange, and exploitation of the planet's psychoactive resources, from tea and kola to opiates and amphetamines. "[Courtwright's] lively writing spices up a se...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674010031
ISBN-10: 0674010035
Publication Date: 10/30/2002
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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