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Dark Paradise
A History of Opiate Addiction in America
Häftad, 2001
454 kr
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In a newly enlarged edition of this eye-opening book, David T. Courtwright offers an original interpretation of a puzzling chapter in American social and medical history: the dramatic change in the pattern of opiate addiction--from respectable upper-class matrons to lower-class urban males, often …
Forces of Habit
Drugs and the Making of the Modern World
Häftad, 2002
284 kr
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What drives the drug trade, and how has it come to be what it is today? A global history of the acquisition of progressively more potent means of altering ordinary waking consciousness, this book is the first to provide the big picture of the discovery, interchange, and exploitation of the planet’s …
No Right Turn
Conservative Politics in a Liberal America
Inbunden, 2010
431 kr
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Few question the “right turn” America took after 1966, when liberal political power began to wane. But if they did, No Right Turn suggests, they might discover that all was not really “right” with the conservative golden age. A provocative overview of a half century of American politics, the book …
Age of Addiction
How Bad Habits Became Big Business
Häftad, 2021
183 kr
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“A mind-blowing tour de force that unwraps the myriad objects of addiction that surround us…Intelligent, incisive, and sometimes grimly entertaining.”—Rod Phillips, author of Alcohol: A History“A fascinating history of corporate America’s efforts to shape our habits and desires.”—VoxWe live in an …
Violent Land
Single Men and Social Disorder from the Frontier to the Inner City
Häftad, 1998
397 kr
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This book offers an explosive look at violence in America—why it is so prevalent, and what and who are responsible. David Courtwright takes the long view of his subject, developing the historical pattern of violence and disorder in this country. Where there is violent and disorderly behavior, he …
Addicts Who Survived
An Oral History of Narcotic Use in America Before 1965
Av David T. Courtwright, Herman Joseph m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
285 kr
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The authors employ the techniques of oral history to penetrate the nether world of the drug user, giving us an engrossing portrait of life in the drug subculture during the 'classic' era of strict narcotic control.
Capitalismo límbico
Cómo la adicción se convirtió en un gran negocio
Av David T. Courtwright, Oihan Iturbide
E-bok, 2025
83 kr
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De la mano de un destacado experto en adicciones, esta es una historia provocadora y singular sobre cómo las grandes multinacionales se han orientado hacia el centro de recompensa de nuestro cerebro, llevándonos a adicciones que van desde los analgésicos hasta los Big Macs, pasando por Assassin's …
Addicts Who Survived
An Oral History of Narcotic Use America, 1923-1965
Inbunden, 1989
413 kr
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Sky As Frontier
Adventure, Aviation, and Empire
Inbunden, 2004
288 kr
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When the Wright brothers invented their flying machine, Americans lived in a nation of two dimensions, circumscribed by lines drawn on a conventional map. A century later, their nation existed - in fact, reigned - in three dimensions. Two million Americans ""slipped the surly bonds of earth"" …
