Emperors of Dreams
Drugs in the 19th c
Published on 15. August 2012
254 pages
978-1-909232-12-9 (ISBN)
Description
Updated & revised edition of the history of todays illegals drugs. The text of Emperors of Dreams has been revised, updated and with new material added, it paints a fresh and startling picture both of today's illicit drugs and of the nineteenth century in general. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of drugs and drugs policy.
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Quotes
- The Author
- Contents
- Preface to the New Edition
- Introduction
- 'O! Excellent Air Bag': Nitrous Oxide
- The Black Drop: Opium
- The Seraphim Theatre: Cannabis
- Attack of the Vapours: Ether and Chloroform
- 'Watson, the Needle!': Cocaine
- A New Artificial Paradise: Mushrooms and Mescaline
- Ardent Spirits: Temperance and Prohibition
- Appendix: Selected Texts
- Cannabis
- Ether and Chloroform
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
