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Author:

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. (Richard Peter Treadwell), 1953-

Title:

The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics / Richard Davenport-Hines.

Edition:

1st American ed.

Publisher:

Norton,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

576 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Drug abuse--History.
Narcotics--History.
Drugs of abuse--History.
Drug traffic--History.
Drug control--History.
Drug and Narcotic Control--history.
Narcotics--history.
Street Drugs--history.
Substance-Related Disorders--history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-547) and index.

Contents:

14. So passé. 2. Opium during the enlightenment -- 3. The patent age of new inventions -- 4. Nerves, needles and Victorian doctors -- 5. Chemistry -- 6. Degeneration -- 7. The dawn of prohibition -- 8. Law-breaking -- 9. Trafficking -- 10. The age of anxiety -- 11. The first drugs czar -- 12. British drug scenes -- 13. Presidential drugs wars -- 14. So passé.

ISBN:

9780393051896
0393051897

LCCN:

2002071908

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)