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The Archaeology of Smoking and Tobacco (Hardcover)
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The Archaeology of Smoking and Tobacco (Hardcover)
Series: American Experience in Archaeological Perspective
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Smoking pipes are among the most commonly found artifacts at
archaeological sites, affirming the prevalence and longevity of
smoking as a cultural practice. Yet there is currently no other
study in historical archaeology that interprets tobacco and
smoking-related activities in such a wide spectrum and what clues
they give about past societies. In The Archaeology of Smoking and
Tobacco, Georgia Fox analyzes the archaeological record to survey
the discovery, production, consumption, and trade of this once
staple crop. She also examines how tobacco use has influenced the
evolution of an American cultural identity, including perceptions
of glamour, individuality, patriotism, class, gender, ethnicity,
and worldliness, as well as notions of poor health, inadequate
sanitation, and high-risk activities. Employing material culture
found throughout North America and the Caribbean, Fox considers the
ways in which Native Americans, enslaved Africans, the working
class, the Irish, and women used tobacco. Her own research in Port
Royal, Jamaica-an important New World hub in the British-colonial
tobacco network-provides a fascinating case study to investigate
the consumption of luxury goods in the pre-industrial era and the
role tobacco played in an emerging capitalist world system and
global economy.
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