Cocaine: From Medical Marvel to Modern Menace in the United States, 1884-1920
Awards:   Winner of CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2000 (United States) Winner of International Book Awards: Health (Addiction & Recovery) Category 2000. Winner of Outstanding Academic Title 2015 2000 (United States)
Author:   Joseph F. Spillane (Associate Professor and Associate Dean, University of Florida)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   18
ISBN:  

9780801871160


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   27 September 2002
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Paperback
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Cocaine: From Medical Marvel to Modern Menace in the United States, 1884-1920


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Awards

  • Winner of CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2000 (United States)
  • Winner of International Book Awards: Health (Addiction & Recovery) Category 2000.
  • Winner of Outstanding Academic Title 2015 2000 (United States)

Overview

Challenging ""traditional thinking about both the 'rise' and 'fall' of drug problems"" (which makes legal prohibition the pivotal point in the story), this work examines phenomena that have eluded earlier students of drug history. Joseph Spillane explores the role of American business in fostering consumer interest in cocaine during the years when no law proscribed its use, the ways in which authorities and social agents tried nonetheless to establish informal controls on the substance, and the mixed results they achieved.

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Author:   Joseph F. Spillane (Associate Professor and Associate Dean, University of Florida)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   18
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780801871160


ISBN 10:   0801871166
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   27 September 2002
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. A Miracle of Modern Science: The Medical Use of Cocaine Chapter 2. Debating the Dangers of Cocaine: The Medical Era, 1885–1895 Chapter 3. Making Cocaine Chapter 4. Selling Science: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Cocaine Chapter 5. The Transformation of Cocaine Use: The Popular Era, 1895–1920 Chapter 6. Private Acts, Public Concerns: The Emergence of the Cocaine Fiend Chapter 7. The Cautionary Tale: Cocaine and Drug Industry Regulation Chapter 8. Consumers' Paradise?: A Shadow Market Emerges Conclusion. The Foundations of Modern Drug Control Notes Sources Index

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<p> A new, detailed history, carefully crafted, and with reader-friendly summaries. -- John C. Burnham, Journal of Social History


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Joseph F. Spillane is an associate professor of criminology and history at the University of Florida.

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Author Website:   http://pointsadhsblog.wordpress.com

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