Getting High
Marijuana in World History
Published on 6. October 2021
160 pages
978-1-5381-6197-5 (ISBN)
Description
Noted historian John Chasteen traces the global history of marijuana, exploring its rich heritage with captivating insight. Among the first domesticated plants, Surprisingly, though, only infrequently has it been used as a recreational drug. Instead, there is a vibrant spiritual dimension to its long history that has been continually ignored.
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Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
9 b/w illustrations
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-6197-5 (9781538161975)
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John Charles Chasteenis professor of history emeritus at UNC Chapel Hill. His classic Born in Blood and Fire is among the most widely read histories of Latin America in the English language. His other books include Heroes on Horseback: A Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillos, National Rhythms, African Roots: A Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance , and Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence.
Content
1 Getting High
Trouble with the Police
Meet the Cannabis Plant
2 American Century
The Early Years
The Marihuana Tax Act, 1937
Rise and Fall of the Counterculture
Drug War, Culture War
News Flash
3 Atlantic World
Hemp and Rum, Strategic Resources
Mexico, and a Mystery
Colombia and Jamaica
Brazil and the African Connection
Africa, South of the Congo
4 Medieval Hashish
Wine versus Hashish
Hashish in Muslim Society
God's Unruly Friends
The Assassin Legend
Not for Everybody
5 Asian Origins
Historic India
The Prehistoric Eurasian Steppes
The Silk Road and Beyond
The Earliest Horizon
6 Epiphanies
Glossary
Sources and Asides
Index
About the Author
Trouble with the Police
Meet the Cannabis Plant
2 American Century
The Early Years
The Marihuana Tax Act, 1937
Rise and Fall of the Counterculture
Drug War, Culture War
News Flash
3 Atlantic World
Hemp and Rum, Strategic Resources
Mexico, and a Mystery
Colombia and Jamaica
Brazil and the African Connection
Africa, South of the Congo
4 Medieval Hashish
Wine versus Hashish
Hashish in Muslim Society
God's Unruly Friends
The Assassin Legend
Not for Everybody
5 Asian Origins
Historic India
The Prehistoric Eurasian Steppes
The Silk Road and Beyond
The Earliest Horizon
6 Epiphanies
Glossary
Sources and Asides
Index
About the Author
