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Author:

Rudgley, Richard, 1961-

Title:

Essential substances : a cultural history of intoxicants in society / Richard Rudgley.

Publisher:

Kodansha International,

Copyright Date:

1993

Description:

ix, 195 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Psychotropic drugs--Cross-cultural studies.
Narcotics--Cross-cultural studies.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Cross-cultural studies.
Psychotropic drugs--History.
Narcotics--History.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages--History.
Psychotropic Drugs--history.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Alcohol Drinking--history.
Narcotics--history.
Drogas
Antropologia
Psychotropes--Études transculturelles.
Drogues--Études transculturelles.
Consommation d'alcool--Études transculturelles.
Psychotropes--Histoire.
Drogues--Histoire.
Consommation d'alcool--Histoire.

Notes:

Originally published: The alchemy of culture : intoxicants in society. Great Britain : British Museum Press, 1993. Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-190) and index.

Contents:

Stone age alchemy -- Frozen tombs and fly-agaric men -- The mystery of Haoma -- American dreams -- The alchemists of Afek -- Lucifer's garden -- Stimulating society.

ISBN:

9781568360164
1568360169
9781568360751
1568360754

LCCN:

93051053

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

W7AX771 -- Urban Campus (Des Moines)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

ZVPB675 -- Whiting Public Library (Whiting) — MYS GEO