Bradley J. Borougerdi

Commodifying Cannabis

A Cultural History of a Complex Plant in the Atlantic World

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines the cultural history of cannabis and its various uses in the Atlantic world over the past two centuries. The author analyzes the Orientalist mindset that colored Western reception of the plant in the nineteenth century and the cultural associations that informed public perception and policy in the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781498586375
• ISBN-10: 1498586376
• Artikelnr.: 53692246

Autorenporträt

Bradley J. Borougerdi is associate professor of history at Tarrant County College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Constructed Cannabis Cultures Chapter 1: The Cultural Botany
of Cannabis Chapter 2: Cannabis in History: A Triple Purpose Plant Chapter
3: The Ties that Bind: Cannabis Fiber and the Atlantic World Chapter 4:
Reorienting Empire and Transforming Perceptions of Cannabis in the Atlantic
World Chapter 5: "At Once a Curse and a Blessing": The Transatlantic
Transformations of "Oriental" Cannabis Chapter 6: From Rope to Dope: The
Indian Hemp Drug Commission and its Transatlantic Aftermath Chapter 7:
Shifting Cultural Consumption Patterns of Cannabis in U.S. Transatlantic
History Conclusion: Refashioning Meaning