Overview
This is a history of drugs and drug use in America. It provides a review of what is now a prominent feature of American culture, and it analyses the interplay between drugs, drug use, and society. Morgan's approach is chronological, covering an age of """"heroic"""" therapy, the therapeutic revolution of the post-Civil War years, the moral fervour of the Progressive era and, finally, today's bewilderment.
Full Product Details
Author: H.Wayne Morgan
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Imprint: Syracuse University Press
Edition: Second Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.284kg
ISBN: 9780815622826
ISBN 10: 0815622821
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 August 1982
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
An important book because it comes as close to objectivity as is probably possible in a subject area where even the most scholarly works are heavily slanted. . . . Represents a great advance. . . . Recommended for all classes of libraries. Morgan usefully scrutinizes the relationship between drugs , users, and society's response to them. . . . Meticulously researched and scrupulously neutral in tone: a solid, intelligent work altogether, with a range of applications. Although intended for the general reader, Morgan's extensive note material will be a boon to scholars in this field. . . . Highly recommended.
Although intended for the general reader, Morgan's extensive note material will be a boon to scholars in this field. . . . Highly recommended.-- Library Journal An important book because it comes as close to objectivity as is probably possible in a subject area where even the most scholarly works are heavily slanted. . . . Represents a great advance. . . . Recommended for all classes of libraries.-- Choice Morgan usefully scrutinizes the relationship between drugs, users, and society's response to them. . . . Meticulously researched and scrupulously neutral in tone: a solid, intelligent work altogether, with a range of applications.-- Kirkus Reviews
Although intended for the general reader, Morgan's extensive note material will be a boon to scholars in this field. . . . Highly recommended.--Library Journal An important book because it comes as close to objectivity as is probably possible in a subject area where even the most scholarly works are heavily slanted. . . . Represents a great advance. . . . Recommended for all classes of libraries.--Choice Morgan usefully scrutinizes the relationship between drugs, users, and society's response to them. . . . Meticulously researched and scrupulously neutral in tone: a solid, intelligent work altogether, with a range of applications.--Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
H. Wayne Morgan is George Lynn Cross Research Professor emeritus and former chair of the department of history at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of several books including William McKinley and His America.
