The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics / Richard Davenport-Hines.
The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics / Richard Davenport-Hines.
The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics / Richard Davenport-Hines.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c2002.
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N363.4509/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
576 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c2002.
Edition
1st American ed.
Analytical title
The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics, 1500-2000.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"Today the international trade in illicit drugs generates annually as much money as the oil industry, about $400 billion worldwide. In this history of drugs and their role in society, award-winning historian Richard Davenport-Hines examines how licit medicines developed into the commodity of this huge illicit business." "Melding social, political,...
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Full title
The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics / Richard Davenport-Hines.
Variant title
The pursuit of oblivion : a global history of narcotics, 1500-2000.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-547) and index.
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c2002.
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N363.4509/1
Record Identifier
74Vv4ZAOGNMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4ZAOGNMl
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ISBN
0393051897
9780393051896
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363.4509
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991015352709702626
