Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction in the Long Nineteenth Century: Volume I - Routledge Historical Resources -  - Libros - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781138350106 - 4 de febrero de 2020
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This collection captures key themes and issues in the broad history of addiction and vice in the Anglo-American world. Focusing on the long nineteenth-century, the volumes consider how scientific, social, and cultural experiences with drugs, alcohol, addiction, gambling, and prostitution varied around the world. What might be considered vice, or addiction could be interpreted in various ways, through various lenses, and such activities were interpreted differently depending upon the observer: the medical practitioner; the evangelical missionary; the thrill seeking bon-vivant, and the concerned government commissioner, to name but a few. For example, opium addiction in middle class households resulting from medical treatment was judged much differently than Chinese opium smoking by those in poverty or poor living conditions in North American work camps on the west coast, or on the streets of Soho.

This collection will assemble key documents representing both the official and general view of these various activities, providing readers with a cross section of interpretations and a solid grounding in the material that shaped policy change, cultural interpretation, and social action.


336 pages

Medios de comunicación Libros     Hardcover Book   (Libro con lomo y cubierta duros)
Publicado 4 de febrero de 2020
ISBN13 9781138350106
Editores Taylor & Francis Ltd
Páginas 344
Dimensiones 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   800 g
Lengua Inglés  
Editor Malleck, Daniel

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