Golden Holocaust - Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition (Hardcover)

The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. In "Golden Holocaust," Robert N. Proctor draws on reams of formerly-secret industry documents to explore how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. He paints a harrowing picture of tobacco manufacturers conspiring to block the recognition of tobacco-cancer hazards, even as they ensnare legions of scientists and politicians in a web of denial. Proctor tells heretofore untold stories of fraud and subterfuge, and he makes the strongest case to date for a simple yet ambitious remedy: a ban on the manufacture and sale of cigarettes.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	Robert N. Proctor
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 51mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	774
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27016-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > Addiction & therapy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > Tobacco industry
LSN:	0-520-27016-9
Barcode:	9780520270169

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