Golden Holocaust - Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition

The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. In "Golden Holocaust", Robert N. Proctor draws on reams of formerly-secret industry documents to explore how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. He paints a harrowing picture of tobacco manufacturers conspiring to block the recognition of tobacco-cancer hazards, even as they ensnare legions of scientists and politicians in a web of denial. Proctor tells heretofore untold stories of fraud and subterfuge, and he makes the strongest case to date for a simple yet ambitious remedy: a ban on the manufacture and sale of cigarettes.

About the author

Robert N. Proctor is Professor of the History of Science at Stanford University and author of Cancer Wars, Racial Hygiene, and The Nazi War on Cancer He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Summary

The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Proctor, Robert N. Proctor, Proctor Robert N.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.02.2012
• EAN: 9780520270169
• ISBN: 978-0-520-27016-9
• No. of pages: 752
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 52 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / History, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, Addiction & therapy, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, History of Medicine, Addiction and therapy, Tobacco industry, Manufacturing industries, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects