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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... 43 THREE The Patent Age of New Inventions 61 FOUR Nerves , Needles and Victorian Doctors 99 FIVE Chemistry 131 SIX Degeneration 152 SEVEN The Dawn of Prohibition 195 EIGHT Law - breaking 226 NINE Trafficking 252 TEN The.
... 43 THREE The Patent Age of New Inventions 61 FOUR Nerves , Needles and Victorian Doctors 99 FIVE Chemistry 131 SIX Degeneration 152 SEVEN The Dawn of Prohibition 195 EIGHT Law - breaking 226 NINE Trafficking 252 TEN The.
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... prohibition . It describes how prohibition policies have turned licit , if dangerous , medicines into the world's most lucrative and tightly organised black market . Essentially prohibition has been a technique of informal Amer- ican ...
... prohibition . It describes how prohibition policies have turned licit , if dangerous , medicines into the world's most lucrative and tightly organised black market . Essentially prohibition has been a technique of informal Amer- ican ...
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... prohibition policies of the USA have escalated into the global Wars on Drugs asso- ciated since 1969 with the Nixon , Reagan and Bush administrations . The American approach can be summarised as requiring unconditional surrender from ...
... prohibition policies of the USA have escalated into the global Wars on Drugs asso- ciated since 1969 with the Nixon , Reagan and Bush administrations . The American approach can be summarised as requiring unconditional surrender from ...
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... Prohibition creates an irresistibly lucrative opportunity for entrepreneurs willing to operate in illicit business . It is the policy of idealists who cannot appreciate that the use of drugs often reflects other sets of human ideals ...
... Prohibition creates an irresistibly lucrative opportunity for entrepreneurs willing to operate in illicit business . It is the policy of idealists who cannot appreciate that the use of drugs often reflects other sets of human ideals ...
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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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