On Speed

A high-speed history of the popular drug.

Sommario

Acknowledgments; Introduction 1; 1. The New Sensation 7; 2. Benzedrine: The Making Of A Modern Medicine 32; 3. Speed And Total War 69; 4. Bootleggers, Beatniks, And Benzedrine Benders 113; 5. A Bromide For The Atomic Age 149; 6. Amphetamine And The Go-Go Years 195; 7. Amphetamine's Decline, From Mental Medicine To Social Disease 239; 8. Fast Forward: Still On Speed, 1971 To Today 293; Conclusion: The Lessons Of History 337; Notes 345; List of Archival Sources 387; Index

Info autore

University of New South Wales

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nicholas Rasmussen, Nicolas Rasmussen
• Editore: NYU Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2009
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Peso: 583 g
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali