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Tobacco
Language: en
Pages: 420
Authors: Iain Gately
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-01 - Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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“A rich, complex history . . . Deeply engaging and witty” (Los Angeles Times). Long before Columbus arrived in the New Word, tobacco was cultivated and enjo
Smoking under the Tsars
Language: en
Pages: 419
Authors: Tricia Starks
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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Approaching tobacco from the perspective of users, producers, and objectors, Smoking under the Tsars provides an unparalleled view of Russia’s early adoption
The Cigarette
Language: en
Pages: 401
Authors: Sarah Milov
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-02 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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The story of tobacco’s fortunes seems simple: science triumphed over addiction and profit. Yet the reality is more complicated—and more political. Historica
Tobacco in History
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Jordan Goodman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-08-04 - Publisher: Routledge

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Jordan Goodman explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epide
Golden-Silk Smoke
Language: en
Pages: 351
Authors: Carol Benedict
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-10 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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"Tobacco has been pervasive in China almost since its introduction from the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century. One-third of the world's smokers--over 350 mi