Unlucky Strike: Private Health and the Science, Law and Politics of Smoking

by John Staddon

Remember fifty years ago when everyone smoked?

Since tobacco found its way into Europe in the sixteenth century, smoking has been a controversial issue. Fifty years ago, almost everyone smoked, and fifty years before that, smokers were in the doghouse; up until the early twentieth century, cigarettes were illegal in a number of U.S. states.

Needless to say, smoking has always been a ready source of revenue. It has also been a source...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908684372
• ISBN13: 9781908684370
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of Buckingham Press
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"