Cannabis Britannica - Empire, Trade, and Prohibition 1800-1928

Zusatztext "an amusing book to read, very well researched, and eminently readable". Zusammenfassung The role of government in the regulation of cannabis is as hotly debated now as it was a century ago. In this lively study James Mills explores the historical background of cannabis legislation, arguing that the drive towards prohibition grew out of the politics of empire rather than scientific or rational assessment of the drug's use and effects.

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• Authors: James Mills, James (Esrc Research Fellow and Senior Lect Mills, James (ESRC Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer Mills, James H. Mills, Mills James
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2003
• EAN: 9780199249381
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924938-1
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, British Empire, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, MEDICAL / History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Medicine, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, General and world history