Tobacco in History: The Cultures of Dependence

by Jordan Goodman

Book Overview

Jordan Goodman explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern-day cigarette. This scholarly and comprehensive survey combines up-to-date published work with primary research to provide a systematic way of understanding current debates from a historical perspective. Goodman draws on a wide range of disciplines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138171948
• ISBN13: 9781138171947
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"