Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 284 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674010031
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/29/16
- Copyrighted By:
- President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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