Cocaine : an unauthorised biography / Dominic Streatfeild.
Cocaine : an unauthorised biography / Dominic Streatfeild.
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Publisher
London : Virgin, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N362.298/6
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Language
English
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Physical content
486 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introducting Coca -- 2. De Jussieu Loses His Marbles -- 3. From Coca to Coca-ine -- 4. The Third Scourge of Humanity -- 5. Craving for, and Fear of, Sigmund Freud -- 6. Patent Cures, Snake Oils and Sex -- 7. Blacks, Chinks, Coolies and Brits -- 8. Down...But Not Out -- 9. Comeback -- 10. George,...
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Publisher
London : Virgin, 2001.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"Dominic Streatfeild examines the story of cocaine from its first medical uses to the worldwide chaos it causes today. His research takes him from the arcane reaches of the British Library to the isolation cells of America's most secure prisons; from the crack houses of New York to the jungles of Peru and Colombia. Along the way he speaks to those...
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Cocaine : an unauthorised biography / Dominic Streatfeild.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N362.298/6
Record Identifier
74VvkElpvELd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvkElpvELd
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ISBN
1852279214
9781852279219
DDC
362.298
362.29809
MMS ID
991013917899702626
