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White Drug Cultures and Regulation in London, 1916-1960 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018) Loot Price: R1,812
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White Drug Cultures and Regulation in London, 1916-1960 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)

Christopher Hallam

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This book traces the history of the London 'white drugs' (opiate and cocaine) subculture from the First World War to the end of the classic 'British System' of drug prescribing in the 1960s. It also examines the regulatory forces that tried to suppress non-medical drug use, in both their medical and juridical forms. Drugs subcultures were previously thought to have begun as part of the post-war youth culture, but in fact they existed from at least the 1930s. In this book, two networks of drug users are explored, one emerging from the disaffected youth of the aristocracy, the other from the night-time economy of London's West End. Their drug use was caught up in a kind of dance whose steps represented cultural conflicts over identity and the modernism and Victorianism that coexisted in interwar Britain.

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Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Release date: December 2018
First published: 2018
Authors: Christopher Hallam
Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 249
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13: 978-3-03-006913-1
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
Books > Humanities > History > World history > General
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > General
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LSN: 3-03-006913-3
Barcode: 9783030069131

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