The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics
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Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. 1953-
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Drug abuse -- History.
Drug control -- History.
Drug traffic -- History.
Drugs of abuse -- History.
Narcotics -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Drug abuse.
Drug control.
Drug traffic.
Drugs of abuse.
History.
Narcotics.
Other Subjects
Drogues -- Histoire.
Drogues -- Trafic -- Histoire.
Drug and Narcotic Control -- history
Illicit Drugs -- history.
Lutte antidrogue -- Histoire.
Narcotics -- history
Substance-Related Disorders -- history
Toxicomanie -- Histoire.

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576 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-547) and index.
Description
Melding social, political, and cultural history, the auhor illustrates that intoxication is neither unnatural nor deviant, and describes how for thousands of years human beings have taken substances to change their physical or emotionalemotuional state. He argues that drug use is a necessary part of human experience, recounting how many drugs that are controlled or prohibited nowadays were freely available until the early twentieth century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. 1. (2002). The pursuit of oblivion: a global history of narcotics (1st American ed.). Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. 1953-. 2002. The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics. New York: Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. 1953-. The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics New York: Norton, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. 1. (2002). The pursuit of oblivion: a global history of narcotics. 1st American ed. New York: Norton.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. 1953-. The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics 1st American ed., Norton, 2002.

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