Elizabeth Kelly Gray

Habit Forming

Drug Addiction in America, 1776-1914

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Produktbeschreibung

Habit Forming explores American drug addiction and recreational drug use from 1776 to 1914, providing important historical context for the ongoing War on Drugs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780197646694
• ISBN-10: 0197646697
• Artikelnr.: 64292012

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Kelly Gray is Associate Professor of History at Towson University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Note on Terminology
Introduction
Part I: Hidden Drug Use in America
Chapter 1: American Use of Opiates, 1776-1842
Chapter 2: American Drug Use Quietly Escalates, 1842-1867
Chapter 3: The Vogue for Hashish, 1832-1884
Part II: Learning from a World of Users
Chapter 4: The Global Context, 1774-1862
Chapter 5: Habitual Opiate Use in Great Britain, 1821-1877
Chapter 6: The Drug Trade and Habitual Use in China, 1804-1881
Part III: An Open Problem
Chapter 7: American Opium Dens, 1850-1910
Chapter 8: A Public Problem, 1867-1905
Chapter 9: Federal Regulation Begins, 1875-1914
Conclusion: The Hydra Emerges
Notes
Bibliography
Index