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The Smoke of the Gods : A Social History of Tobacco by Eric Burns (2006, Hardcover)

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Although tobacco use is controversial in the U.S. today, that this was not always the case. For centuries tobacco was generally thought to have medicinal and even spiritual value. Ranging from ancient times to the present day, this text is a history of the plant and its uses.

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Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN-10
1592134807
ISBN-13
9781592134809
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53719864

Product Key Features

Book Title
Smoke of the Gods : a Social History of Tobacco
Author
Eric Burns
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Agriculture / General, Modern / General, Substance Abuse & Addictions / Tobacco
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Self-Help, Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
296 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Hv5730.B87 2007
Reviews
"[A]n entertaining account of one of our most familiar national vices...This is narrative history with a lively, light touch and will likely find a willing audience...The author aims to entertain and inform, and he does both very well." -Virginia Quarterly Review, "entertaining. . . a fascinating, supremely readable historical account." The Chicago Sun-Times"Burns tells good stories about people's fascination with tobacco, especially as 'smoke,' and understands well the connections between advertising and smoking. His book is especially useful regarding responses to tobacco consumption including revealing account of 19th-century anti-tobacco reform and the scientific and social arguments against it in recent years." Library Journal"A genial social history that backhandedly glorifies this 'first successful American export' while tracing its 'mesmerizing' mystique.Burns is an able writer and researcher." Publishers WeeklyPraise for The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol:"Burns has written a delightful book and an intelligent one. It is easily the best popular history of drink and its enemies in the United States for the period before 1933." The Historian"An entertaining account of one of our most familiar national vices...This is narrative history with a lively, light touch and will likely find a willing audience...The author aims to entertain and inform, and he does both very well." Virginia Quarterly Review, "entertaining. . . a fascinating, supremely readable historical account." The Chicago Sun-Times "Burns tells good stories about people's fascination with tobacco, especially as 'smoke,' and understands well the connections between advertising and smoking. His book is especially useful regarding responses to tobacco consumption including revealing account of 19th-century anti-tobacco reform and the scientific and social arguments against it in recent years." Library Journal "A genial social history that backhandedly glorifies this 'first successful American export' while tracing its 'mesmerizing' mystique.Burns is an able writer and researcher." Publishers Weekly Praise for The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol: "Burns has written a delightful book and an intelligent one. It is easily the best popular history of drink and its enemies in the United States for the period before 1933." The Historian"An entertaining account of one of our most familiar national vices...This is narrative history with a lively, light touch and will likely find a willing audience...The author aims to entertain and inform, and he does both very well." Virginia Quarterly Review, "[A]n entertaining account of one of our most familiar national vices...This is narrative history with a lively, light touch and will likely find a willing audience...The author aims to entertain and inform, and he does both very well." --Virginia Quarterly Review, Praise for The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol: "Burns has written a delightful book and an intelligent one. It is easily the best popular history of drink and its enemies in the United States for the period before 1933." The Historian
Table of Content
Introduction The Ancient World Chapter One The Old World Chapter Two The Enemies of Tobacco Chapter Three The Politics of Tobacco Chapter Four The Rise of Tobacco Chapter Five Rush to Judgment Chapter Six Ghost, Body and Soul Chapter Seven The Cigarette Chapter Eight The Carry Nation of Tobacco Chapter Nine The Last Good Time Chapter Ten The Case Against Tobacco --- Chapter Eleven The Turning Point --- Epilogue "The Ten O'Clock People" --- Acknowledgments --- Notes --- Bibliography --- Index
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-017390
Dewey Decimal
394.1/4
Dewey Edition
22

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