The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics, 1500-2000
Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. (Richard Peter Treadwell), 1953-2001
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Spanning centuries, continents and empires, this history of illicit drug use assesses why, considering the imposition of ever harsher penalties, such behaviour continues to increase and considers where law-makers go from here.
Main title:
The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics, 1500-2000 / Richard Davenport-Hines.
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001.
Collation:
xiv, 466p., [8]p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780297643753 (hbk)
Dewey class:
362.29309
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
158417