Demons: Our changing attitudes to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs
Author:   Virginia Berridge (Professor of History and Director, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199604982


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 November 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Virginia Berridge (Professor of History and Director, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9780199604982


ISBN 10:   0199604983
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 November 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Past and Present 2: Culture: Drugs for all 3: Social Movements: Temperance 4: Professions: over the counter or disease? 5: Fear: the opium den 6: Industry 7: International arenas 8: Prohibition? 9: Changing cultures 10: Convergence across the substances?

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[A] thought provoking history Judith Flanders, The Sunday Telegraph Entertaining Sean O'Grady, The Independent


Her work is both fascinating for the casual reader and challenging for those who want a deeper understanding of substance abuse, its history and its context Druglink Magazine, Ian Wardle [A] thought provoking history Judith Flanders, The Sunday Telegraph Entertaining Sean O'Grady, The Independent


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Virginia Berridge is Professor of History and Director of the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. She has published widely on the history of illicit drugs, smoking, and alcohol and has worked in both historical and non-historical settings.

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