The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of NarcoticsW. W. Norton & Company, 2003 M11 10 - 586 páginas Spanning five centuries and several continents in a sweeping portrait of addiction, The Pursuit of Oblivion traces the history of the use and abuse of narcotics, revealing their subtle transformation from untested medicines to sources of idle pleasure and, relatively recently, to illegal substances. Richard Davenport-Hines, an eminent, prize-winning historian, uncovers the centrality of drug abuse in our modern industrial society, from the drug habits of Charles Dickens and John F. Kennedy to today's $400 billion annual worldwide trade in illicit drugs (the same volume as the oil industry). A vivid portrayal of the people and events that have shaped the history of narcotics, The Pursuit of Oblivion reveals that, contrary to the assumption underlying current drug policies, our need to escape reality and our body's need for physical pleasure are both ineradicable aspects of our humanity, unchangeable by government initiative. |
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... Death and Punishment The Macmillans Glaxo Vice Auden Gothic EDITED BY RICHARD DAVENPORT - HINES Speculators and Patriots Markets and Bagmen The End of Insularity British Business in Asia since 1860 Business in the Age of Reason Business ...
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... death . Drugs are often the recourse of people who are bored or sad or angry - that is , they are part of the repertoire of human moods and needs . People use them to retreat from a brutal environment , or as a salve to assuage guilt ...
... death . Drugs are often the recourse of people who are bored or sad or angry - that is , they are part of the repertoire of human moods and needs . People use them to retreat from a brutal environment , or as a salve to assuage guilt ...
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... deaths in Europe involve opiates , often combined with alcohol or tranquillisers . Some European govern- ments report significant numbers of adolescent deaths from inhaling volatile substances , but death from cocaine , amphetamines and ...
... deaths in Europe involve opiates , often combined with alcohol or tranquillisers . Some European govern- ments report significant numbers of adolescent deaths from inhaling volatile substances , but death from cocaine , amphetamines and ...
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Contenido
Early History | 21 |
Opium during the Enlightenment | 43 |
The Patent Age of New Inventions | 61 |
Nerves Needles and Victorian Doctors | 99 |
Chemistry | 131 |
Degeneration | 152 |
The Dawn of Prohibition | 195 |
Lawbreaking | 226 |
The First Drugs Czar | 344 |
British Drug Scenes | 368 |
Presidential Drugs Wars | 420 |
So Passe | 475 |
Acknowledgements | 497 |
Notes | 499 |
Bibliographic Note | 549 |
553 | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Social History of Drugs Richard Davenport-Hines Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Social History of Drugs Richard Peter Treadwell Davenport-Hines Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Social History of Drugs Richard Davenport-Hines Sin vista previa disponible - 2012 |
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