Michael S. Givel is professor of political science at The University of Oklahoma-Norman. Andrew L. Spivak is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is author of Sexual Violence: Beyond the Feminist-Evolutionary Debate (2011).

In their new book, Heartland Tobacco War, Michael Givel, and Andrew Spivak describe how, before 2001, the efforts of the tobacco industry in Oklahoma, USA, were largely triumphant. Progress in tobacco control occurred at a 'glacial pace' between 1915 and the early 2000s. In their well researched book, the authors detail how—through retention of former state legislators with inside knowledge as lobbyists—the tobacco industry had 'complete hegemony' in tobacco-related legislation. . . . Givel and Spivak tell an interesting story that provides important lessons for the achievement of further progress in tobacco-control legislation in Oklahoma and other U.S. states despite the tactics and resources used by the tobacco industry.

• List of Tables and FiguresForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction: A Tobacco War in America’s Heartland Chapter 2: Historical Background of Tobacco Control in OklahomaChapter 3: The Influence of the Tobacco Industry LobbyChapter 4: Leslie Beitch and the 2001-2003 Clean Indoor Air CampaignChapter 5: The 2004 Battle for Cigarette TaxesChapter 6: Aftermath: Clean Indoor Air Post-2003Chapter 7: Lessons Learned: Public Ethics and the Public GoodReferences

Michael S. Givel is professor of political science at The University of Oklahoma-Norman. Andrew L. Spivak is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is author of Sexual Violence: Beyond the Feminist-Evolutionary Debate (2011).

In their new book, Heartland Tobacco War, Michael Givel, and Andrew Spivak describe how, before 2001, the efforts of the tobacco industry in Oklahoma, USA, were largely triumphant. Progress in tobacco control occurred at a 'glacial pace' between 1915 and the early 2000s. In their well researched book, the authors detail how—through retention of former state legislators with inside knowledge as lobbyists—the tobacco industry had 'complete hegemony' in tobacco-related legislation. . . . Givel and Spivak tell an interesting story that provides important lessons for the achievement of further progress in tobacco-control legislation in Oklahoma and other U.S. states despite the tactics and resources used by the tobacco industry.

• List of Tables and FiguresForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction: A Tobacco War in America’s Heartland Chapter 2: Historical Background of Tobacco Control in OklahomaChapter 3: The Influence of the Tobacco Industry LobbyChapter 4: Leslie Beitch and the 2001-2003 Clean Indoor Air CampaignChapter 5: The 2004 Battle for Cigarette TaxesChapter 6: Aftermath: Clean Indoor Air Post-2003Chapter 7: Lessons Learned: Public Ethics and the Public GoodReferences

Michael S. Givel is professor of political science at The University of Oklahoma-Norman. Andrew L. Spivak is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is author of Sexual Violence: Beyond the Feminist-Evolutionary Debate (2011).

In their new book, Heartland Tobacco War, Michael Givel, and Andrew Spivak describe how, before 2001, the efforts of the tobacco industry in Oklahoma, USA, were largely triumphant. Progress in tobacco control occurred at a 'glacial pace' between 1915 and the early 2000s. In their well researched book, the authors detail how—through retention of former state legislators with inside knowledge as lobbyists—the tobacco industry had 'complete hegemony' in tobacco-related legislation. . . . Givel and Spivak tell an interesting story that provides important lessons for the achievement of further progress in tobacco-control legislation in Oklahoma and other U.S. states despite the tactics and resources used by the tobacco industry.

• List of Tables and FiguresForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction: A Tobacco War in America’s Heartland Chapter 2: Historical Background of Tobacco Control in OklahomaChapter 3: The Influence of the Tobacco Industry LobbyChapter 4: Leslie Beitch and the 2001-2003 Clean Indoor Air CampaignChapter 5: The 2004 Battle for Cigarette TaxesChapter 6: Aftermath: Clean Indoor Air Post-2003Chapter 7: Lessons Learned: Public Ethics and the Public GoodReferences