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Forces of Habit - Drugs and the Making of the Modern World (Paperback, Revised) Loot Price: R717
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Forces of Habit - Drugs and the Making of the Modern World (Paperback, Revised): David T. Courtwright

Forces of Habit - Drugs and the Making of the Modern World (Paperback, Revised)

David T. Courtwright

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What drives the drug trade, and how has it come to be what it is today? 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.

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Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2002
First published: October 2002
Authors: David T. Courtwright
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Revised
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-01003-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse
Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN: 0-674-01003-5
Barcode: 9780674010031

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